World Screen

SILVER SPRING/PHILADELPHIA: Shows such as Man vs. Wild and Storm Chasers from Discovery Channel have been added to Comcast’s On Demand Online, which launched as a technical trial last month. The new content for the On Demand Online trial includes …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has extended its exclusive live broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions League in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania until the end of the 2011-2012 season, and has also acquired the exclusive live free-to-air broadcast rights to the English …

LOS ANGELES: All of Viacom’s U.S. networks are set to simultaneously air Get Schooled: You Have the Right, a 30-minute special that highlights education challenges and breakthroughs. Premiering September 8 at 8 p.m., Get Schooled features pop singer Kelly Clarkson …

LONDON: Former Discovery Networks Asia Pacific executive Saurindra Kumar Barua (known as Raj) is joining FremantleMedia to set up a production base for the company in India, where the company has scored deals on Got Talent and Poker Face, among …

LONDON: Paul Curtis is to take up the newly created role of VP of commercial strategy for NBC Universal Global Networks’ U.K. portfolio of channels: SCI FI, Hallmark Channel, Movies 24 and Diva TV. Former deputy managing director of BSkyB …

LONDON: British personality Katie Price will be the focus of a new series for ITV2 that chronicles her life after her separation from husband Peter Andre earlier this year, co-produced by ITV Studios and her new production company. The 6×1-hour What …

LOS ANGELES: The Moonscoop Group has completed a global licensing and production deal with skateboarder and reality TV star Rob Dyrdek for his action-oriented Wild Grinders toy line and entertainment brand. Moonscoop will co-created and produce a series of Wild …

NASHVILLE/ENGLEWOOD: The Documentary Channel (DOC) can now offer up traditional 30-second spots after relaunching as a fully commercial service, almost four years after premiering as a public-interest network. DOC, launched in 2006 by filmmaker Tom Neff—who recently transitioned from the …

LONDON/AMSTERDAM: Discovery Channel is expanding its reach with a launch on October 1 on Telenet’s analogue feed in the Flemish market. This is the first analogue license to be released in the region since the launch of Vijftv in 2004. …

NEW DELHI: India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has given Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific the go-ahead to roll out three new 24-hour channels in the territory: Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo and Discovery HD.   Discovery Science and Discovery Turbo will be made available on …