World Screen

TORONTO: The Listener, produced by Shaftesbury Films in association with NBC and FOX International Channels, will kick off with a special two-night, two-episode premiere in Canada on SPACE and CTV on June 3 and 4. The show now premieres Wednesday, …

LONDON: The Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) has reached a carriage deal to launch KidsCo into Greece via its IPTV service conn-x TV. Slated for a June 1 launch, KidsCo will offer Greek viewers three programming zones to watch: preschool, kids …

NEW DELHI: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) is set to launch an interactive cricket-based quiz show, Stumped, produced by Endemol. Stumped will air on STAR Cricket every day of the week. The live format will entail a high level of viewer …

NEW YORK: BBC Worldwide has struck a deal with Microsoft to make programming from BBC America and hit British content available for purchase and download from XBox LIVE Marketplace and Zune Marketplace in the U.S. The launch includes BBC America’s …

LOS ANGELES: Universal Pictures is combining its retail-focused Consumer Products Group with the division known as Universal Studios Partnerships (USP) in a move to enhance brand management and promotional partnership efforts. The new division, Universal Partnerships and Licensing (UP&L), will have combined oversight of …

LONDON: The Office of Fair Trade (OFT) has advised the Competition Commission to consider changes to ITV’s Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) rules, which were introduced as a condition for the merger of Carlton and Granada in 2003. After a review …

LONDON: British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) has reportedly made a £160-million ($258-million) bid for a package of seven digital television channels owned by Virgin Media, which is 60-percent higher than rival bidders. Other companies bidding on the package of channels—Living, Living Two, …

ALEXANDRIA: New research from The Nielsen Company shows that the "Extreme Techies" segment of broadband users stream significantly more online video content, watching up to 91 minutes or 1.5 hours per week, compared to the average 44 minutes for all …

MUNICH: The pay-TV channel ProSiebenSat.1 Welt, a German-language offering from the ProSiebenSat.1 Group in North America, is showcasing a new on-air design today, and has bulked up its lifestyle programming. The channel’s new logo ties in its affiliation with the …

NEW YORK: Verizon is testing a new application for its FiOS TV service that would show a stream of real-time posts from micro-blogging site Twitter related to what the viewer is watching. “This seems to be an experience people really …