World Screen

LONDON, June 26: Turkish pubcaster TRT has picked up a slate of animated and live-action features as well as Disney-branded kids’ fare in a multiyear package deal with Buena Vista International Television (BVITV). Among the features in the deal are …

LOS ANGELES, June 26: Aaron Spelling, arguably the most prolific producer in the history of American television, passed away last Friday in his Los Angeles mansion, after suffering a stroke on June 18. He was 83 years old. During his …

NEW YORK, June 26: The sale of Univision Communications, the leading Spanish-language network in the U.S., is in doubt after the Mexican broadcaster Televisa offered a bid that was lower than expected. According to The New York Times, Televisa’s bid …

World Screen Weekly, June 20, 2006 ORIGIN: The series is based on an original idea by Deborah and David Michel. TV SHOW: Jay Jay the Jet Plane is a CG series with 90 12-minute episodes ready and more in production. …

World Screen Weekly, June 22, 2006 President Solid Entertainment Before setting up their own distribution companies, most people have had years of experience selling programs at other firms. Richard Propper’s career path, however, while very successful, has been quite unconventional. …

World Screen Weekly, June 22, 2006 CHANNEL NAME: TVI — 
Televisão Independente, Portugal LAUNCH DATE: February 20, 1993 OWNERSHIP: Grupo Media Capital, whose major shareholders are Grupo PRISA and the RTL Group, each with a 33-percent stake. DESCRIPTION: TVI is …

TORONTO, June 22: CBC International Sales is offering for presale two investigative documentaries about September 11, 2001, for broadcasters looking for titles to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the attacks. Al Qaeda War: The Secret History of 9/11, by producer …

PALISADES PARK, June 23: Alfred Haber Distribution has been appointed the international distributor for Dick Clark Productions’ Celebrity Debut, which aired on ABC during the May Sweeps. Hosted by Beverly Hills 90210’s Brian Austin Green, the program mines early footage …

SANTA MONICA, June 23: GSN will launch a celebrity tabloid-inspired game show, StarFace, on August 1. Hosted by former child star Danny Bonaduce, the game puts pits three contestants against one another, putting their celebrity knowledge to the test in …

NEW YORK, June 23: HBO will is set to air the cult hit The Aristocrats— in which Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza invite one-hundred comedians to tell their own version of “the world’s dirtiest joke”—on July 26. The film, which …