World Screen

LOS ANGELES, August 4: The 13-part series Voces, from Latino Public Broadcasting, is set to air on public TV stations across the U.S. in September as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Hosted by Edward James Olmos, the series is composed …

VANCOUVER/TORONTO, August 4: Amp’d Mobile is expanding to Canada, with its interactive and customized mobile entertainment, information and messaging services set to be offered on telecommunications company TELUS's Wireless High Speed network early next year. Canada’s TELUS has also made …

MUNICH, August 4: SevenOne International has secured deals on behalf of the fellow ProSiebenSat.1 Media-owned 9Live to bring the German quiz station’s call-TV technology to the Middle East. A deal has been struck with Atlas Interactive, an international provider of …

SAN FRANCISCO, August 4: Setanta Sports in the U.S. will offer live coverage of more than 90 matches from the Barclays English Premier League, beginning August 19 with the match between Sheffield United and Liverpool. Setanta Sports' lineup will include …

NEW YORK, August 4: The second season of Logo’s original series Noah’s Arc will premiere on the website LOGOonline.com on August 8, a day before its television launch. The second season premiere of the show, about four gay African-American friends …

MONTREAL, August 4: Cogeco Cable, the second-largest cable operator in Ontario and Québec, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Cabovisao—Televisao por Cabo, the second-largest cable operator in Portugal. "The completion of this acquisition represents a significant step for Cogeco …

BURBANK, August 4: ABC.com will relaunch its Interactive Emmy-winning streaming video player this fall following its two-month trial of the service, which allows visitors to the ABC site to access full episodes of key shows like Lost and Desperate Housewives …

LOS ANGELES, August 4: Univision Communications’ revenues were up 24.7 percent in the second quarter to $634 million, delivering a pro forma profit of $116.6 million, a 38.2 percent gain, driven in large part by the Hispanic broadcaster’s coverage of …

World Screen Weekly, August 3, 2006 CHANNEL NAME: Zone Reality, formerly known as Reality TV. LAUNCH DATE: December 1999 OWNERSHIP: Zone Reality is part of Zonemedia (formerly Zone Vision Networks), which is 87.5 percent owned by chellomedia, a subsidiary of …

World Screen Weekly, August 3, 2006 President, COO and Co-Founder BitTorrent Inc. Last week, Microsoft announced plans for a portable media player to rival the iPod. The news bodes well for platforms seeking to take on the iTunes Music Store’s …