World Screen

LONDON, January 8: Virgin Media has clinched a deal to make a range of programming from ITV available on its on-demand and catch-up TV services. The agreement gives the British broadcaster its biggest potential on-demand audience, encompassing the cable platform's …

NEW YORK, January 8: Univision Communications has renamed Univision Online to Univision Interactive Media, with Kevin Conroy, the former executive VP of AOL, to serve as president of the division. Effective January 12, Conroy will be based in New York …

SANTA MONICA, January 8: An affiliate of the investment firm Quadrant Management has acquired a 60-percent stake in Genius Products, the beleaguered home-entertainment distributor that Entertainment Rights (ER) today said it is mulling legal action against. GNPR Investments, a Quadrant …

LOS ANGELES, January 8: ABC and Juma Entertainment have begun casting for a new alternative series, Superstars, which pairs eight celebrities with eight professional male and female athletes to compete against each other in various sporting events. The series is …

LONDON, January 8: On January 14, BBC World Service is set to launch its news and information channel for Persian-language speakers in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and elsewhere around the world. BBC Persian TV is intended to reach consumers on a …

LOS ANGELES, January 8: USA Network has given an 11-episode order for Royal Pains (working title), the first original series production from Universal Cable Productions for the network. Royal Pains looks at young doctor Hank Lawson, who seems to have …

TORONTO, January 8: The History Makers Board will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to the BBC's Laurence Rees at this year's History Makers International Summit, which takes place this month in New York City. Rees, the creative director of history …

LOS ANGELES, January 8: Slated to premiere in fall 2010 on PBS, the new multi-part series Circus will offer a revealing look at what goes on within the business of a traveling big-top amusement and entertainment group. From Show of …

MADRID, January 8: Chello Multicanal's Decasa and Bio have been added to Spain's largest satellite platform, Digital+, which reaches two million subscribers. Decasa is the first Spanish channel dedicated to the home, and includes DIY, interior design, gardening, leisure and …

LOS ANGELES, January 8: Dinosaur Train, a new CGI-animated series from The Jim Henson Company, will make its premiere on PBS KIDS in fall 2009, bolstered by a number of online activities at pbskids.org. Created by Craig Bartlett (Hey Arnold!), …