World Screen

CHANTILLY: TPI Middle East has launched YallaTV, a new Internet-based Arabic-language VOD entertainment platform. YallaTV was created for the Arab world to connect Arab filmmakers with their fans and each other. A beta version of the platform has launched and …

HONG KONG: TRACE Sports HD will launch in Malaysia and Indonesia on November 1 and December 1, respectively, via HyppTV, Malyasia’s newest broadband TV provider, and Indonesia’s TelkomVision Groovia TV, the country’s first IPTV service. TRACE Sports is available in …

BURBANK: Hulu has secured a five-year agreement with The CW for the rights to stream in-season episodes of the channel’s series such as Ringer, Hart of Dixie and Gossip Girl. Hulu Plus will be the only online subscription service to …

BURBANK: Disney/ABC Television Group has extended its existing licensing agreement with Netflix, along with broadening its streaming pact with Amazon.com in a separate deal. With Netflix, the extension allows the service to continue to stream hundreds of library episodes from …

LOS ANGELES: Already one of the world’s largest independent music publishers, ole is looking to ramp up its library of music from television shows, adding to its portfolio of partnerships with 40-plus production companies. “ole has music publishing co-ownership or …

SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube is to launch 100 new original channels, with partners such as FremantleMedia, Electus and Lionsgate on board. FremantleMedia is to launch an original channel focused on pets and animals. Electus will roll out three, on pop culture, …

NEW YORK: A video of the Q&A session featuring Anne Sweeney, the co-chairman of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney/ABC Television Group, and World Screen’s Anna Carugati that took place at MIPCOM following Sweeney’s keynote speech is now …

SINGAPORE: Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia’s Korean entertainment network ONE is set to launch on SingTel’s mio TV platform on November 1. This is the channel’s first carriage deal with an IPTV platform. Available for subscription in the Jingxuan pack, ONE delivers Korean …

HONG KONG: FOX International Channels is set to roll out FOX Movies Premium in Asia in January 2012 delivering blockbuster features, series and mini-series, documentaries and special events, with the linear service to be accompanied by an authenticated online player …

HONG KONG: In January 2012, Cartoon Network Asia Pacific will begin rolling out an HD feed for the region, starting in Southeast Asian markets. Rolling out initially in Southeast Asia, Cartoon Network HD will feature original and locally acquired fare. The …