World Screen

PARIS: Sophie Turner Laing, the managing director of entertainment, news and broadcast services at BSkyB, is on board to open the Media Mastermind keynote lineup at MIPTV 2013, which will be the 50th edition of the market. Laing is responsible for the Sky bouquet of entertainment and news channels as …

LONDON: Oliver Herrgesell is taking on the role of senior VP of communications at Turner Broadcasting System International, where he will join his former RTL colleague Gerhard Zeiler effective December 1.  Herrgesell will serve as Turner Broadcasting’s chief communications and public relations executive in all markets outside the U.S. He is …

SINGAPORE: Red Arrow International views the Asian market as a hot spot, according to Jens Richter, the company’s managing director. “There is a strong appetite for high-quality content and especially for formats,” he says. “Due to this great demand we’ve opened a base in Hong Kong and have high expectations …

AMSTERDAM: Following the approval of the Dutch Competition Authority, FOX International Channels has officially taken on ownership of a 51-percent stake in the football rights holder Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV (EMM). EMM is the media company established by the 18 clubs of the Dutch Premier League (Eredivisie), Endemol and …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has entered into a licensing agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution for Russia, Ukraine and the CIS, alongside launching a new HD pay-TV channel package in the Russian market. Through its deal with NBCU, Viasat Broadcasting is gaining access to first-run and library films for its TV1000, Premium HD …

LONDON: Amazon has made its LOVEFiLM instant video service available on the Wii home console, to be followed shortly by a launch on Nintendo’s new HD Wii U. Through the Internet-connected Wii console, consumers can watch such movies as Sherlock Holmes, Inception and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1. In …

BUCHAREST: Chello Central Europe has rebranded the Romantica channel as Film Café in Romania, giving it a "new, fresh and youthful image."  The rebrand took place across all major Romanian platforms: UPC, Next Gen, RCS-RDS and Digital Cable System. The channel continues its focus on targeting female viewers with content that …

PARIS: Frédéric Vaulpré has been tapped to serve as sales director for Reed MIDEM’s television division, where he will oversee global sales and business development for MIPTV and MIPCOM. Vaulpré will be reporting to Laurine Garaude, the director of Reed MIDEM’s television division. Vaulpré comes to the role after having led …

LONDON: In the coming weeks BT Vision will be rolling out Universal Channel, Syfy and E! Entertainment on its linear service, via a contract signed with Universal Networks International. The channels will be streamed live. Starting in early 2013, specific programs will also be available on demand. Universal Channel brings the …

MUNICH/BERLIN: Presented by Global Screen, Studio Hamburg, ORF-Enterprise and Deutsche Welle, this year’s German Screenings, held in Berlin from December 2 to 5, saw the completion of several deals. Studio Hamburg enjoyed success with the event film Night over Berlin: The Reichstag Inferno, which was purchased in Slovakia, Poland, Switzerland, Slovenia and Croatia. …