World Screen

NEW YORK, December 19: Deloitte's new The State of the Media Democracy study, set to be formally unveiled at CES next month, reveals that 14- to 25-year-olds are watching less TV than other demos, but are spending more time with …

LONDON, December 19: British media regulator Ofcom has imposed fines totaling £95,000 on the BBC for so-called "live" phone-in competitions during pre-recorded shows on its radio services. A £70,000 fine has been imposed for incidents on Dermot O’Leary’s show on Radio 2, …

PARIS, December 19: MSN has come on board alongside the BBC and the National Film Board of Canada to seek out new ideas from the Content 360 competition at MIPTV, offering up to $10,000 in development funding. This is the …

NEW YORK, December 19: The male-skewing cable network Spike TV has ordered a comedy pilot from Varsity Pictures and Lionsgate that explores the world of Midwestern college football. Said to be in the vein of Animal House, the half-hour pilot, …

NEW YORK, December 19: Secret Girlfriend, the successful original comedy series on FremantleMedia's Atomicwedgietv.com site, is migrating to TV, with Comedy Central ordering six episodes of the show from FremantleMedia North America. The series makes the audience a central character …

LOS ANGELES, December 19: Brainstorm Media, Time Life, TV One and MarVista Entertainment are teaming up to produce Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement, a full-length documentary featuring iconic songs from the enslavement era. The new …

NEW YORK, December 19: A range of new programs will be showcased in 4Kids Entertainment's five-hour children's block on The CW, among them are Chaotic: Marillian Invasion and Sonic X. Chaotic: Marrilliam Invasion and Sonic X are currently airing in …

MUNICH/LONDON, December 19: TV-Loonland has closed a deal with the BBC for the full TV rights for the animated series Penelope, which is slated to premiere on CBeebies in spring 2009. CBeebies joins the lineup of broadcasters currently signed on …

LONDON, December 19: Bebo is partnering with RDF Digital to produce a weekly magazine show tentatively titled B-Box, highlighting new content on the social-media service such as home-made videos and celebrity segments. B-Box will spotlight user-generated content, alongside covering newly …

TORONTO, December 19: In its second round of selections, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Canwest have chosen nine projects to receive a total of $246,000 in grants and no-interest loans from the Canwest-Hot Docs Documentary Funds. A total …