World Screen

LOS ANGELES: TV Land was awarded the exclusive broadcast rights for the American Film Institute’s (AFI) Life Achievement Award, which this year will honor Michael Douglas.  The four-year agreement starts with the 37th AFI Life Achievement Award, which will air …

LOS ANGELES: One couple is being given the opportunity to have their wedding streamed live on MySpace.com, with details of the ceremony to be planned by the users of the social networking site, as part of a new online reality series …

HARRINGTON PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. has secured the exclusive international distribution rights for the fifth season of Ghost Hunters and the second season of Ghost Hunters International, and will be bringing all seasons of both series to NATPE. Recent …

LONDON: Virgin Media is working with Setanta Sports to bring its 3.5 million customers access to a range of on-demand sports content, including Premier League and FA Cup matches.  Setanta Replay on the British cable platform will offer a range …

October 2008 The Spanish market has never been more vibrant. The feature-film and television production industries are serving up popular fare and viewers have more and more outlets to watch programming. But the multichannel boom is hitting the traditional TV …

COLUMBIA, January 16: Comcast is adding Retirement Living TV (RLTV), a network targeted at the 50-plus set, to its digital television service.   RLTV features more than 1,000 hours of original programming on health, finance and other issues important to …

UNIVERSAL CITY, January 16: The John Wells drama Southland joins the new comedy from The Office‘s Greg Daniels and The Chopping Block on NBC’s spring schedule.   The drama Southland, which takes a look at the police unit in Los Angeles, debuts on April 9 at …

TEL AVIV, January 16: Dori Media Group is forecasting that its full-year revenues for 2008 will be up 67 percent to $50 million from $30 million.   However, the company is expecting profits to be impacted by what it calls …

NEW YORK, January 16: HBO has scored the international rights to the opening ceremony of President Barack Obama’s inauguration for distribution to its branded channels around the world as well as to third-party broadcasters.   "There is great interest around …

MELBOURNE/OTTAWA, January 16: Australia’s Galaxy Pop and Canada’s Amberwood Enterainment have signed a co-production deal for the animated preschool series The Sunshine Friends.   The 52×11-minute 2-D series, created by Galaxy Pop producers Dina McPherson and Gian Christian, follows the adventure …