World Screen

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution has added two new series from MTV Networks to its MIPCOM lineup: The T.O Show and Gimme Sugar. The T.O Show follows NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens as he re-examines his personal life. The T.O Show is …

LONDON: The exclusive British broadcast rights to Ghost Whisperer and Criminal Minds have been renewed by LIVING in a deal with Disney-ABC-ESPN Television. From September, Virgin Media Television will hold the exclusive linear broadcast rights for both past and future …

LONDON: BSkyB has emerged from its year-ago loss of £127 million to record a profit of £259 million for the period ending June 30, 2009, on revenues of £5.4 billion. The platform recorded a net customer growth of 124,000 in …

PASADENA: The new one-hour series Gone Too Far, hosted and developed by Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, premieres October 5 on MTV, which has also added to its schedule The Buried Life, set for a December launch. The eight-episode Gone Too …

TOKYO/CULVER CITY: While Sony Pictures Entertainment delivered an operating profit of $19 million in the first quarter, on revenues of $1.8 billion, parent company Sony Corporation posted a net loss in the period of 37.1 billion yen ($386 million), with …

MUNICH: ProSiebenSat.1 has tapped Michael Schmidt as senior VP of group format acquisitions and development, with Daniela Matei exiting the post of senior VP of group production and development. Beginning September 1, Schmidt will manage international format acquisitions and coordinate the …

LONDON: ESPN’s new British channel, delivering Barclays Premier League matches, has reached a carriage deal with Virgin Media. The service will be available on Sky and Virgin Media beginning August 3, delivering live Barclays Premier League and Clydesdale Bank Premier League …

LONDON: Bravo, Virgin Media Television’s British men’s entertainment channel, has taken the exclusive U.K. rights to the multiplatform series Deadliest Warrior from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). Deadliest Warrior has just been recomissioned for a second season in the U.S. by Spike …

PARIS: Nadège Boinnard, who has been serving as a project manager at the European Broadcasting Union, joins Novavision as executive VP. She joins at a time of growth for Novavision.The company has doubled in size since last year and its …

STOCKHOLM: The Hollywood studios are seeking a new injunction against The Pirate Bay, alleging that the file-sharing site is still infringing on copyrighted material. According to reports, 13 studios have banded together to seek an injunction against the service, whose …