World Screen

TORONTO: Canadian producer marblemedia has secured a second-season commission from TVO for the kids’ cooking series Taste Buds, whose hosts are in Las Vegas today to take part in the Celebrity Chef Kitchen event on the NATPE floor. The second season, with …

LAS VEGAS: MGM Domestic Television and Weigel Broadcasting have passed the 60-percent clearance mark on their new digital TV service for local stations, delivering movies and TV series from the MGM library. Key stations from Tribune Broadcasting Company have signed up as …

LAS VEGAS: MTV Networks Latin America, which is showcasing a diverse range of programming at NATPE, has announced a slate of acquisitions from Lionsgate, Beyond Distribution and others, for broadcast on MTV and VH1 in the region. "We continue to build MTV …

EL SEGUNDO: Satellite platform DIRECTV has picked up seasons one and two of Showtime’s Sleeper Cell for carriage on The 101 Network as well as on its on-demand service. All 18 episodes of the show, about an FBI agent who infiltrates …

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast Corporation is set to launch Disney Family Movies, a new SVOD service for its digital customers, in association with Disney-ABC Domestic Television. The service will showcase classic and contemporary family fare from the substantial Disney library. Customers will have …

LONDON: UKTV People is set to relaunch as Blighty on February 17, targeting those in their 30s and 40s with programming focusing on modern Britain. Set to go live at 9 a.m. on February 17, Blighty will feature a grid …

NEW YORK/BRISTOL/BASKING RIDGE: Disney-ABC Television Group and ESPN have expanded their offerings on Verizon Wireless’s V CAST mobile service. The deal encompasses mobile distribution of on-demand, full-length episodes of Disney and ABC content, complementing existing short-form programming currently available from the broadcasters. This includes …

The veteran actor Timothy Hutton is in a good place to make some observations about the way U.S. basic-cable networks are overtaking the big four broadcast networks when it comes to scripted dramas. You see, a couple of seasons ago, …

For years, Cartoon Network has been offering fun, sometimes goofy, always action-packed animated series attracting boys in droves, both to the linear channel and to the website. But in the last few months, following changes and additions to the schedule, …

2008 was an exceptional year for the Comcast Entertainment Group (CEG) and its channels E!, The Style Network and G4. All three experienced record-breaking ratings, and that is very good news for Ted Harbert, the company’s president and CEO, especially …