World Screen

LONDON: UKTV is entering the VOD market with the launch of three branded on-demand players for the free-to-air channels Dave, Yesterday and Really. The bespoke VOD services will provide access to catch-up and archive programming that can be viewed via the networks’ branded channel websites. The service for Dave will feature programs …

LONDON: Paul Heaney, formerly the president and managing director of Cineflix Rights, has set up TCB Media Rights, a development and distribution outfit. The company will focus on bolstering traditional distribution activities by working closely with producers and broadcasters at the earliest stage. The company will work to facilitate the …

LONDON: Furthering its European expansion, Horse & Country TV has scored additional carriage in the Netherlands, also making its first original programming commission for the Dutch service. Starting today H&C TV is available to Delta cable subscribers in the Netherlands. It joins the platform’s Pluspakket package. The channel commissioned its first …

ENGLEWOOD: The Horizon TV service from Liberty Global is now available on UPC Netherlands, with further rollouts planned for Switzerland, Germany and Ireland in the coming months. The service allows consumers to view and share content across the TV, computer, tablet and smartphone. Horizon TV changes these tablet, smartphone and laptop devices …

PREMIUM: U.S. and European dramas and format-based titles were among the big winners in prime time in Western Europe’s major markets this week, reports World Screen’s special projects editor, Jay Stuart, in his analysis of nightly ratings information from France, Germany, Italy and Spain. France On Monday, M6 topped the …

PREMIUM: World Screen Newsflash recaps the big hits in prime-time on the major free-to-air broadcasters in France, Germany, Italy and Spain this weekend, which included several World Cup qualifiers. FRANCE On Friday, CSI: Miami on TF1 topped the day with 5.596 million viewers and a share of 23.9 percent. M6 …

LONDON: Sky is working with the Cameron-Pace Group, set up by James Cameron and Vince Pace, to deliver live coverage in 3D from this year’s Ryder Cup. Starting September 28, Sky 3D will be delivering more than 30 hours of live coverage from the Medinah Country Club in Illinois. The …

LONDON: Multichannel broadcasters invested £623 million ($995 million) in British content in 2011, which is up 31 percent from the prior year, according to a new report. Compiled by Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates for the Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA), the report shows that the multichannel sector is worth £4.2 billion …

PARIS: Film director Jane Campion (The Piano, The Portrait of a Lady) has signed up to take part in the MIPCOM 2012 Creative Talks series of presentations, where she will be discussing her new TV project, Top of the Lake. Campion will be joined by Gerard Lee, the co-creator and co-writer …

BIARRITZ: Last year, the sales of French TV programs around the globe grew 4.8 percent, reaching 110.6 million euros ($142.6 million). The total amount of TV exports, covering both sales and presales, is up 12.9 percent at 153.6 million euros. Presales were up by 40.9 percent with 43 million euros, which is …