World Screen

SYDNEY: Australian DTH platform FOXTEL will use NDS’s Dynamic Audience Measurement System to gather insight into its subscribers’ viewing habits, measuring usage of DVRs and on-demand offerings as well as linear TV. NDS Dynamic, integrated with TNS Media Research’s RaPiDView …

NEW YORK: Michael Jackson’s brothers are to be the subjects of a new reality TV series for A&E, to be produced by Point 7 Entertainment. The project began as a reunion special and began filming in January, following Jermaine Jackson, …

LONDON: This October, Sky1 and its high-definition sister service will premiere the sitcom Modern Family, a new series on ABC’s fall schedule, after picking up the exclusive British TV rights from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The deal secures Sky1, …

NEW YORK: MTV is releasing a slate of original movies that includes My Super Psycho Sweet 16 and Turn the Beat Around. Currently in production, My Super Psycho Sweet 16 follows Madison Penrose, a girl who gets everything she wants, …

SAN BRUNO: YouTube is extending its revenue-sharing partnership program to individual videos on the site that attract a large number of viewers. The YouTube Partnership Program (YPP) was first focused on prolific users who regularly produce videos reaching a wide …

NEW YORK: Gavin Harvey has been named executive VP and general manager of the music network Fuse, where he will lead day-to-day operations. Harvey will manage Fuse’s business strategy, marketing, ad sales, programming and production. He will also be responsible …

MIAMI: Fernando Gastón is to serve as senior VP of creative, content and music for MTV and VH1 in Latin America, replacing Jose Tillan, who was recently appointed general manager of MTV TR3s in the U.S. Gastón will relocate to …

LONDON: Channel 4 has decided not to renew Big Brother once the contract is up in 2010, freeing up an additional £20 million that will be used to up its drama output. The British broadcaster said today that it was …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has licensed the HD documentary Timeless: A National Parks Odyssey to Odisea, a pay-TV offering in Spain and Portugal. The film mixes arial, still and time-lapse photography, as award-winning cinematographer David Fortney has captured visuals of …

HOLLYWOOD: Paramount Home Entertainment has agreed to a trial license program with DVD kiosk operator Redbox, covering titles through the end of 2009, with movies to be made available as soon as they are released to retail. Universal, Warner Bros. …