World Screen

BUDAPEST, June 19: DISCOP, which kicks off this week in Budapest, is expecting 1,325 individual participants, a 36-percent increase on last year. The event, now in its 15th year, anticipates 786 buyers representing 370 companies, including 54 from Hungary, 30 …

SHANGHAI, June 19: Film piracy in China cost the worldwide movie industry $2.7 billion last year, according to data from the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The Chinese film industry shouldered the bulk of the burden, losing about $1.5 billion, compared …

World Screen Weekly, June 16, 2006 By Anna Carugati Jim Chabin CEO Promax/BDA Hundreds of television professionals will be flocking to New York City next week. Their quest is to find better ways of cutting through the television and media …

World Screen Weekly, June 15, 2006 CHANNEL NAME: RTL Television YEAR IT LAUNCHED: 1984 OWNERSHIP: RTL Group, which is 89.8 percent owned by Bertelsmann and 10.2 percent publicly traded. DESCRIPTION: RTL Television in Germany seeks to be a station “for …

LONDON, June 16: Taffy Entertainment has named Louise O’Toole as the managing director of its new office in the U.K. O’Toole will report to Taffy Entertainment’s joint CEOs Mike Young and Bill Schultz, as well as president Liz Young. She …

PORTLAND, June 16: Ex-Paramount International Television chief Gary Marenzi has taken on the position of president at Ensequence, a provider of interactive television software and services that is headquartered in Oregon. The move is part of the company’s attempt to …

SANTA MONICA, June 16: Mobile content provider Viva! Vision has launched five new mobile channels targeted to the Hispanic market, including one exclusively devoted to the World Cup. In addition to the World Cup Soccer channel, featuring some content from …

TORONTO, June 16: DECODE Entertainment has notched up several new deals on the first and second seasons of its hit live-action tween series Naturally Sadie. Nickelodeon International has taken the second season for its channels in Spain, Italy, Scandinavia and …

CHATSWORTH, June 16: Image Entertainment has taken on the exclusive North American home video and digital distribution rights to three films by Hong Kong-based filmmakers Danny and Oxide Pang. The deal was concluded by the company’s European subsidiary, Image Entertainment …

LOS ANGELES, June 16: Ahead of Licensing Show, Cookie Jar Entertainment has announced the appointment of Mattel as master toy licensee for the new series Spider Riders, while home video rights have gone to FUNimation Entertainment. The series, which falls …