World Screen

NEW YORK: At its Upfront presentation in New York today, Cartoon Network unveiled a significant expansion of its programming slate for the 2009-2010 season with a total of 19 new titles, including seven animated series and four original live-action and …

OTTAWA: The second season of Knight Enterprises’ traveling BBQ series Road Grill will debut on March 31 on Food Network Canada. Thirteen brand-new episodes will air Saturdays at 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. Hosted by Canadian football legend …

April 2009 As broadcasters struggle with an economic downturn, the growing popularity of online video and digital media would seem to offer distributors some welcome relief. Last fall, for example, when the legal drama Damages bowed in the U.K., Sony …

NEW YORK: Citing data from comScore Video Metrix, CBS.com reports that it is the most-viewed network website, with 21 million unique viewers in February, reflecting a 576-percent year-on-year increase. CBS.com also posted a 315-percent increase in streams in the last year, …

April 2009 Despite the economic crisis, executives at a number of major factual channels report that their programming budgets have so far been relatively unaffected. Even better, a number of the newer digital channels launched in recent years are beginning …

April 2009 Gone are the days when film and TV product from the major Hollywood studios dominated the worldwide marketplace. Over the last ten years, a number of companies have transcended the traditional international syndication business and innovative executives have …

LONDON: Outright Distribution has scored international sales for three titles from the Flame TV catalogue: Dickens’ Secret Lover, The World of Stupid Criminals and The Incredible Shrinking Boy. The one-hour Dickens’ Secret Lover reveals the truth behind the novelist’s secret love …

NEW YORK: Rainbow Media Holdings has scored a carriage deal with Numericable in France for the Sundance Channel, marking the service’s first international rollout. The channel, which reaches more than 30 million U.S. subscribers, was launched by Robert Redford and has …

ALVISO/DALLAS: Blockbuster is making its library of digital movies available directly to the TV set via the TiVo DVR. Blockbuster OnDemand, featuring content to both buy and rent, will be integrated into TiVo Series2, Series3, TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL …

MUNICH: SevenOne International’s catalogue includes more than 30 new fiction programs, among them Crash Point: Berlin. The ProSieben action thriller Crash Point: Berlin is about a charter flight on the verge of crashing into downtown Berlin. Other TV events on …