World Screen

  This interview was originally published in the MIPTV 2010 issue of World Screen.   The best way to describe how well the Comcast On Demand service on TV has been received by its 18 million customers is to offer …

SINGAPORE: The ESPN Player, launched in Singapore with SingTel, provides consumers with on-demand access to international world-class sports content online. The broadband service marks the region’s first online multi-sport service to combine video, scores and community within a single interactive …

LOS ANGELES: A long-term agreement sees theatrically released films owned by Relativity Media licensed directly and exclusively to Netflix for streaming ahead of their release on pay TV. This marks the first time that theatrical feature films will be streamed …

The travel slate has been a key facet of FremantleMedia Enterprises’ (FME) catalogue, which contains high-quality programming from across all genres—drama, comedy, factual, entertainment, lifestyle and popular culture. In 2008, the company struck a deal with Travel Channel that brought …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: The basic cable channel AMC has signed up E1 Entertainment to produce and Endemol USA to executive produce the pilot Hell On Wheels. Hell On Wheels is a contemporary Western centered on the building of the Transcontinental …

The Moonscoop Group has been on a constant growth trajectory for the past few years. The company was born from the merger of Antefilms Production and France Animation and the subsequent acquisition of a majority stake in Mike Young Productions …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has reported a 36.5 percent increase in profit to £145.2 million on revenues that were up by 7 percent to £1.07 billion for the year ending March 31, 2010. BBC Worldwide also delivered increased dividend payments to …

TORONTO: Matthew Waddell has taken up the post of creative director at Canada’s TELETOON. Waddell is responsible for the branding, on-air promotion, graphic design and off-channel creative for the TELETOON, TELETOON at Night and TELETOON Retro brands in both English …

HARRINGTON PARK: From Janson Media’s Giant Screen collection, the documentary Mexico has been picked up by Russia’s Red Media Group for its infotainment channel HD Life. Originally filmed for release in IMAX theaters, Mexico uses text from Mexican novelist Carlos …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has signed up CP International Clothing as the first external licensee for the property dirtgirlworld. The deal is for a line of high-end children’s daywear produced for the brand. CP International will launch a range of 100-percent organic …