World Screen

NEW YORK: January was Nickelodeon’s most-watched month among total viewers in the network’s 30-year history, drawing in an average of 2.4 million viewers over the age of 2, according to Nielsen Media Research. Nick also ranked as cable’s number one …

WILTON: James Jeffrey Lyle, whose career as a television programming consultant included clients such as the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery Channel, passed away at the age of 59. Lyle died unexpectedly at Norwalk Hospital on Saturday, January 23, from …

LONDON: New episodes of the highly anticipated sixth and final season of Lost, which debuted last night on ABC, will be available for download on iTunes in France and Germany each week with subtitles just after their U.S. premiere. The …

NEW YORK: Robert Dodds has been appointed as the CEO of 19 Entertainment, following Simon Fuller’s decision to start up a new entertainment company. Last month, the American Idol creator said he was planning to start up a new venture, but would remain involved with 19, which he founded, by …

NEW YORK: The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, which aired on CBS on Sunday, attracted 25.8 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen figures, marking the show’s biggest TV audience in six years. The event logged a year-on-year increase in viewers of …

SANTA MONICA: The stereoscopic 3D animated family feature Norm of the North is the second release in a three-picture deal between Lionsgate and Crest Animation Studios. The first film in the Lionsgate/Crest partnership is the upcoming CGI animated family feature …

MIAMI: The Telemundo Internacional telenovela The Storm has launched in Namibia on One Africa Television and is to make its debut on February 14 in Kenya on NTV. The novela tells the story of two people who come from opposite …

NEW YORK: A range of classic fairy tales, legends and pop-culture characters will be reimagined for Syfy’s new line of Saturday night original movies, kicking off with Beauty and the Beast on February 27. Beauty and the Beast stars Estella Warren as …

LONDON: KidsCo is working with the children’s advocacy group UNICEF UK on a series of 45-second clips that encourage kids to think about the world they live in. The clips will air in 18 language across 85 countries starting this …

TORONTO: A new multi-year agreement sees CCI Entertainment handling distribution for all properties from Fusion Television outside of North America. The initial slate includes around 200 hours of lifestyle and reality content, including the hit series Divine Design, Colour Confidential …