World Screen

MUNICH, August 24: The mini-series Tornado, slated to air next month on ProSieben, has been licensed into more than 20 markets by SevenOne International. The two-part teamWorx production is set to air September 4 and 5. Deals have been secured …

UNTERFOEHRING, August 24: Through a deal with EM.Entertainment, NBC Universal Global Networks Deutschland has picked up the rights to Farscape for its Sci Fi channel in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The agreement covers the exclusive pay-TV rights to the first …

SINGAPORE, August 24: Anytime, an on-demand channel in Asia, has secured an investment from Intel Capital, the venture capital arm of the Intel Corporation, paving the way for the launch of a new on-demand broadband platform delivering Hollywood movies, TV …

LONDON, August 24: LIVINGtv has acquired the rights to the ABC sitcom Help Me Help You starring Ted Danson from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The deal gives LIVINGtv first-run rights to the show in the U.K. for terrestrial and …

NEW YORK, August 24: The total number of television households within the U.S. is now estimated at 111.4 million, an increase of 1.1 percent since last year, according to Nielsen Media Research. Nielsen's estimate of television viewers within the population …

LOS ANGELES, August 24: Brad Greenspan, the founder of MySpace.com, has launched BroadWebAsia (BWA), a new venture targeted at building social networking, entertainment and Internet search properties across Asia, with an initial focus on China. Greenspan previously served as founder, …

NEW YORK, August 24: For the first time in its history, Survivor, returning to CBS next month, will divide its teams—or “tribes”—along racial lines. Previous seasons have seen teams formed by designated leaders, or along gender or age lines. The …

ATLANTA/ALVISO, August 24: Cox Communications, the fourth-largest cable platform in the U.S., has entered into a deal to make TiVo's DVR and interactive advertising service available to select subscribers. Under the terms of the agreement, TiVo will customize its cable …

NEW YORK, August 24: In 2010, there will be 8.7 million IPTV households in the U.S., up from 300,000 in 2005, according to Internet Protocol TV: Global Trends—2006, a new report from eMarketer. The report also notes that IPTV’s revenue …

DULLES, August 24: AOL will offer full-length movie downloads on its AOL Video service, with agreements in place with most of the major studios, and has expanded its television slate with deals with Sony and Fox. AOL Video already has …