World Screen

SINGAPORE: Universal Networks International has rolled out its first high-definition channel in Southeast Asia, with Universal Channel HD now available on Telekom Malaysia’s IPTV platform HyppTV. Last year saw the launch of UNI’s first HD channel in Asia, Universal Channel HD Japan, …

LONDON: Optomen International has inked a range of deals across southern Europe for Gordon Ramsay’s classic shows as well as the latest series from the celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsay’s Shark Bait. Greece’s Skai TV opted for Shark Bait, a One …

SYDNEY: XYZnetworks is to launch its fourth LifeStyle channel brand, LifeStyle HOME, on March 1, with an HD version of the flagship The LifeStyle Channel to launch on the same day. LifeStyle HOME focuses on inspiration and informative ideas for Australian …

SILVER SPRING: Eileen O’Neill, the recently installed group president at Discovery and TLC Networks, has tapped Amy Winter to oversee TLC and named Ed Sabin as group COO. As general manger and executive VP of TLC, Winter oversees all aspects of …

LONDON: DRG has secured a full-season commission for Make the Politician Work from TVNZ of New Zealand, along with a new option in Norway by the producer behind the local versions of Idol and Got Talent. The social-experiment format challenges …

LUXEMBOURG: For fiscal 2010, RTL Group increased its EBITA by almost 40 percent to 1.1 billion euros, bolstered by an improved ad market across Western Europe. The record earnings are well above the 10-percent increase forecast by analysts, RTL said. RTL …

NEW YORK: AOL, Mark Burnett, John Wiley & Sons and Coalition Films are partnering on a series of comedic video shorts based on the CliffsNotes Literature Guides. Burnett’s One Three in partnership with Coalition Films have acquired the rights from …

NEW YORK: Deloitte’s new State of the Media Democracy survey reports that 71 percent of Americans rate watching TV on any device among their favorite media activities, while live TV in the home is still the most common method for accessing …

LONDON: AOL Europe has purchased the video distribution network goviral for $74.1 million. goviral distributes branded video content across the Internet for a number of brands, media agencies, creative agencies and content producers. The company retains its offices in the …

STOCKHOLM: TV3 and the premium sports channels Viasat Fotboll and Viasat Motor are set to a launch their HD versions on March 10 in Sweden. TV3 HD offers programs such as The Mentalist and Navy NCIS in high definition for …