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Spain TV Expo Set for November

July 30, 2007

MIAMI, July 30: More than 20 producers and distributors from Spain are expected to take part in the Spain TV Expo 2007, which will be held at the Miami Beach Resort and Spa Hotel from November 7 to 9. The …

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Galleon Greenlights Apollo’s Pad Production

July 30, 2007

LONDON, July 30: Galleon Entertainment has greenlit the production of its new 26×5-minute music-based animated series Apollo’s Pad, geared to viewers aged 16 to 24. The show, produced in association with Sony BMG, features two minutes of gag-based comedy in …

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Incendo Begins Production on Mistaken

July 27, 2007

MONTREAL, July 27: Production has begun on Mistaken, a new TV movie from Canada’s Incendo Productions and the U.K.’s Power for TMN: The Movie Network, Movie Central and Super Ecran in Canada, and Lifetime in the U.S. Mistaken’s North American …

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Muse Entertainment To Produce New Jekyll and Hyde MOW

July 27, 2007

MONTREAL, July 27: Muse Entertainment has begun principal photography on a contemporary take on the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which will be represented internationally by RHI Entertainment. Starring Dougray Scott of Desperate Housewives and Mission Impossible II, Tom …

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RHI Taps FitzPatrick to Lead Digital Efforts

July 27, 2007

NEW YORK, July 27: RHI Entertainment has appointed Paul FitzPatrick to the newly created position of executive VP, where he will oversee all of the company’s new-media initiatives. FitzPatrick will also serve as RHI’s principal liaison with the multichannel industry …

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BBC Worldwide America Bolsters News Team

July 27, 2007

NEW YORK, July 27: Michele Grant has been named executive VP of news and sport at BBC Worldwide America as the company looks to build the presence of BBC News in the U.S. market. In this newly created role, Grant …

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Revenues Up, Profit Down, at Sky

July 27, 2007

LONDON, July 27: British Sky Broadcasting’s revenues for the year ended June 30, 2007, were up 10 percent to £4.55 billion, but the platform’s net profit dropped from £551 million to £499 million. The company hailed its subscriber gains, with …

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NBC’s Heroes Scores DC Comics Deal

July 27, 2007

NEW YORK, July 27: Comic book giant DC Comics announced at Comic-Con that it has inked a deal with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to publish a hardcover collection of graphic novels based on NBC's Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated Heroes …

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Sony, Sky Align to Deliver Content to PSP

July 27, 2007

LONDON, July 27: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has formed a joint venture with Sky to deliver on-demand entertainment content to PlayStation Portable (PSP) owners in the U.K. and Ireland. The venture will focus exclusively on providing video and film …

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Australia’s TEN Takes Dance Format

July 27, 2007

SYDNEY, July 27: Early next year, Australian broadcaster Network Ten will launch its own version of So You Think You Can Dance, a talent competition that has been a hit for FOX in the U.S. The show comes from 19 …