World Screen

The format catalogue of MTV Networks International (MTVNI) continues to go from strength to strength. Even before heading to Cannes, MTV Networks International (MTVNI) had secured a slew of deals from its format catalogue, with local commissions coming from broadcasters …

BUENOS AIRES: Artear’s Showmatch is set to debut its 2011 season on Chilean and Ecuadorian broadcast stations. The entertainment show, which is hosted by Marcelo Tinelli, can also be found on ATV Red Nacional in Bolivia and Canal Sur in …

ALVISO/ENGLEWOOD: DISH Network and EchoStar have agreed to pay $500 million to TiVo to settle their long-running patent dispute. TiVo, DISH Network and EchoStar have agreed to dismiss all pending litigation between the companies with prejudice and to dissolve all …

LOS ANGELES: Spirit Digital Media, part of the Content Media Corporation, has hired Zev Suissa as its creative director, based at the company’s newly opened Santa Monica post. Suissa will oversee a development slate of original properties for multiple platforms …

TORONTO: The U.K.’s CiTV has snapped up Almost Naked Animals from 9 Story Entertainment. The 40×22-minute animated comedy series, which premiered on CiTV Channel in the spring and on ITV Breakfast in the fall, features a cast of carefree animals …

SCOTTSDALE: North America, the Asia Pacific and Western Europe will account for 91 percent of all tablet unit shipments in 2015, according to new research from In-Stat. "There is obviously strong potential for tablets, as there has been with other …

ENGLEWOOD: Following DISH Network’s acquisition of Blockbuster’s assets, a new president has been put in place for the home-entertainment rental and retail chain: Michael Kelly. Kelly has been serving as executive VP of DISH Network’s commercial services division, as well …

TORONTO: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has given its approval for Knowledge West Communications’ acquisition of the BBC Kids specialty channel. The license was previously owned through a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Shaw Media. The new ownership is …

TORONTO: Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, the founders of Magical Elves Productions, are to deliver the Non-Fiction keynote at this year’s Banff World Media Festival. The pair will speak about the state of the reality phenomenon on TV and the …

NEW YORK/EMERYVILLE: Univision Interactive Media has struck up a partnership with MobiTV to bring video content, including telenovela clips and sports and entertainment shows, to mobile users. A host of Univision content is now available to millions of MobiTV subscribers …