World Screen

NEW YORK: True Blood‘s second season run on HBO continues to draw big numbers for the premium network, with 4.4 million tuning in to watch the show in its 9 p.m. slot on Sunday night, marking a series high. Adding …

ROUND ROCK/NEW YORK: Dell and Nickelodeon have teamed up to present the Dell Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition netbook computer, wrapped in a "slime" artwork scheme. Apart from Nickelodeon’s trademark green slime, additional designs are available based on the hit properties …

OAKBROOK TERRACE: Redbox, which operates DVD rental kiosks in more than 15,000 locations across the U.S., has lodged a suit against 20th Century Fox over new distribution terms proposed by the studio. Redbox allows users to rent DVDs for $1 …

BURBANK: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) has extended efforts on its Combo Pack, which includes a Blu-ray disc plus a standard-definition DVD in a single package, for Disney-branded Blu-ray titles releasing through December 2010. Through a recent online survey …

PARIS: Jerry Seinfeld and production partner Ellen Rakieten will be attending MIPCOM this October to promote the new show they are executive producing, The Marriage Ref for NBC, which is being distributed globally by Endemol. Seinfeld will deliver a special comedy …

MIAMI: Production is under way in Bogotá, Colombia, on a Latin American version of ABC Studios’ hit medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, to be titled A Corazón Abierto (An Open Heart). The reversioned script was adapted by Fernando Gaitán, who wrote …

LOS ANGELES: RealNetworks has been hit with a temporary injunction on its RealDVD application, which allows consumers to copy DVDs to their PCs, by a federal judge, after the Hollywood studios filed a lawsuit against the company. Last year, the Motion …

SINGAPORE: Chris Keely is to take up the post of VP of distribution for Southeast Asia and Greater China at MTV Networks International as of September 1. Keely will report directly to Indra Suharjono, the executive VP and managing director …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International has licensed its Globo Doc wildlife and nature series to Univision’s pay-TV channel Galavision. The series launches this month on the U.S. Hispanic channel, which reaches more than 35 million subscribers. The 13-episode show, produced …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has secured the distribution rights for the entire collection of programs from Robert Linnell’s Nightfighters Productions. Janson now holds rights spanning international TV, VOD, DVD/video (excluding Canada), non-theatrical and new media. Included in the collection are the …