World Screen

LOS ANGELES: The new G4 comedy series Web Soup, from the producers of E!’s hit series The Soup, packages the best viral videos from the web into a half-hour weekly show, hosted by Chris Hardwick. Debuting June 7 at 9 …

Controller CBBC The BBC’s programming budgets attract pitches from the top British producers. “It’s about trying to make the best, and British production companies are among the best in the world at delivering content,” says Anne Gilchrist, the controller of …

MUNICH: Studio100 has formally merged its EM.Entertainment and Junior.TV subsidiaries, acquired from EM.Sport Media (now Constantin Media) last year, with its Studio100 Media division. Since April 19, the three companies have been trading under the name of Studio100 Media GmbH. The company develops and acquires …

NEW YORK: Six new high-definition channels from Entertainment Studios, including Comedy.TV and Recipe.TV, have joined Verizon’s FiOS TV service. Rounding out the package from Entertainment Studios, a producer and distributor of first-run syndicated programming for broadcast television stations, are ES.TV, MyDestination.TV, Cars.TV and Pets.TV. …

LOS ANGELES: Following a successful MIPTV, Bennett Media Worldwide is heading to the Cannes Film Festival next week ready to launch its new film-distribution division in partnership with Moving Pictures Film & Television Group. At the Cannes Film Festival, Bennett …

LONDON: Rob Clark has been promoted to president of worldwide entertainment at FremantleMedia, in a post that sees him overseeing the rollout of formats around the world, as well as acquiring third-party titles and coordinating the company’s global development network. …

NEW YORK: EveryZing, a provider of search and publishing technology for online content, has received an investment from the Peacock Equity Fund, a $250-million global fund operated by NBC Universal and GE Capital’s Media, Communications & Entertainment business. The Peacock Equity Fund has …

HOLLYWOOD: Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Walk of Fame in 2010, Mark Burnett Productions has signed on to create and produce several shows centered on the iconic Hollywood Boulevard landmark. More than 2,300 legends from the worlds of …

NEW YORK/LONDON: The Entertainment Rights name is being dropped, with the group rebranding as Classic Media, following last month’s takeover by Boomerang Media and private-equity group GTCR. Last month, Boomerang Media teamed with GTCR to acquire ER and its Classic Media and …

LOS ANGELES: Showtime Arabia has locked in a five-year deal to bring titles from MGM Worldwide Television, including the recent James Bond franchise hits Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, to its pay-TV and VOD services. This is MGM’s first …