World Screen

CHICAGO, August 2: William Fisher, a former executive of Playboy TV International and HBO International, has been appointed as CEO of Towers Productions, the Chicago-based producer that specializes in factual and entertainment programming. Fisher will supervise the company’s business operations …

FORT WORTH, August 2: The FUNimation Channel, a 24-hour digital network featuring anime programming, launched on Verizon’s FiOS TV Premier package this week. The channel is operated by FUNimation Entertainment, which is a subsidiary of Navarre Corporation. "We are very …

LOS ANGELES, August 3: here!, the premium gay and lesbian network, has picked up five new affiliates: Alameda Power and Telecom in California, Bend Broadband and Canby Telephone Association in Oregon, Guadalupe Valley Communication Systems in Texas and Click! Networks …

MIAMI, August 2: The joint Yahoo! and Telemundo web portal has launched a Short Film Festival with the winning title to be featured on the Telemundo and mun2 networks. The Yahoo! Telemundo Short Film Festival, sponsored by Toyota Yaris, invites …

LONDON, August 2: John de Mol’s Talpa Beheer investment vehicle has acquired a 3.1-percent stake in the British outfit Shed Productions, the company behind Footballers’ Wives. According to reports, de Mol, who also owns stakes in RDF Media and Tinopolis …

SINGAPORE, August 2: The Media Development Authority of Singapore is calling for proposals for online content as part of its Synthesis funding scheme that provides financing for Web-based productions. Launched in August of last year, Synthesis will provide funding of …

ATLANTA, August 2: TBS viewers will be able to win cash by text-messaging, calling in or logging onto the Internet with the new late-night live game show Midnight Money Madness from Endemol. A creation of the format giant’s Digital Media …

SANTA MONICA, August 2: Lionsgate has elected to delist from the Toronto Stock Exchange as a result of low trading volume. The delisting, effective July 31, 2006, allows the studio to avoid the costs associated with multiple exchange listings. Lionsgate …

NEW YORK, August 2: Confirming speculation, Time Warner today announced that its AOL service will offer its software, e-mail and other services for free to broadband users, as it works to bolster its online advertising business. "For the first time …

SILVER SPRING, August 2: Judith McHale will step down as the president and CEO of Discovery Communications on December 1 in order to “participate more directly in discussions related to critical domestic and global issues,” the company said in a …