World Screen

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company has acquired Tapulous, a company that develops music games for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The company, through a merger agreement, now becomes part of Disney Interactive Media Group (DIMG). Its founders, CEO Bart Decrem …

LONDON: BT Vision is undercutting Sky on the pricing of its sports channels, offering Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 for £16.99 per month. A subscriber who takes just one of the two channels will pay £11.99. Customers who …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Lionsgate has announced the adoption of a Shareholder Rights Plan following Carl Icahn’s tender offer that upped his stake in the independent studio to just under 34 percent. Lionsgate said that the plan is "designed to encourage the fair …

MUMBAI: Fox International Channels has launched seven new channels in India, a market that is expected to have 149 million pay-TV subscribers in 2014. FIC has expanded its Indian portfolio with National Geographic Channel HD, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo …

LONDON/STOCKHOLM: Endemol Nordic, headquartered in Stockholm, has been established as an outfit to produce local versions of Endemol’s global formats for broadcasters across the region. The post will also generate new formats for local and international markets. It will be …

MADRID/ALVISO: TiVo’s international expansion continues with a partnership with Spanish cable operator ONO to deliver advanced television services. The agreement makes Spain’s largest cable operator the exclusive distributor of TiVo’s services in Spain, with TiVo as the exclusive software provider …

NEW YORK: The Judd Apatow comedies Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared have been picked up by IFC from Paramount Pictures. Freaks and Geeks will premiere on IFC tomorrow, July 2, at 11 p.m., with encores on Mondays at 11 p.m. and …

NEW YORK: DIRECTV is rolling out a suite of three 3D channels in conjunction with Panasonic, producer of the VIERA HD 3D TV sets. DIRECTV customers can now access n3D, a linear channel dedicated exclusively to 3D programming, such as Guitar Center Sessions …

LOS ANGELES: Ted Prince Jr. has been promoted to the newly created role of chief operating officer for National Geographic Global Media (NGGM), expanding his responsibilities to include all media platforms. He will further be responsible for the digital growth …

MUNICH/LONDON: Tele München Group and Gate Television & Film Productions have started work on the mini-series Rosamunde Pilcher’s Shades of Love, a sequel to the bestselling adaptation September. Filming will take place in two of Scotland’s oldest estates. Charles Dance …