World Screen

ALVISO, December 17: Among users of the TiVo DVR, at least half of the viewership for U.S. network series premieres this fall was on a timeshifted basis, according to data from the company's Stop||Watch ratings service. Of the seven new …

LONDON/ATHENS, December 17: Guillaume de Posch, the outgoing CEO of ProSiebenSat.1, has signed on as an advisor to the Greek media group Antenna TV, which is eyeing acquisitions in the region. With its sale of Bulgaria's Nova TV to Modern …

NEW YORK, December 17: Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films has signed a deal to develop and produce programming for HBO, including mini-series, movies, documentaries and series. "This is the perfect partnership for Harpo Films," said Winfrey in a statement. "Oprah personifies …

LONDON, December 17: The new 13-part thriller Defying Gravity, starring Ron Livingston of The Time Traveler's Wife, begins filming in Canada in January for broadcast on BBC Two later next year. The new adventure drama series is from creator and …

NEW YORK, December 17: Black Entertainment Television (BET) is now available in 29 countries in sub-Saharan Africa on multiple platforms, adding to the channel’s international reach that already includes the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and the U.K. Through an agreement …

LONDON, December 17: A Christmas-themed special for The Pinky and Perky Show will screen four times on CBBC over the holidays, as well as on Christmas day on BBC One in a 10 a.m. slot. The CGI series features a …

VIENNA, December 17: Austrian pubcaster ORF closed a number of deals at this year's Asia TV Forum in Singapore, including a package of 29 documentaries sold to Ho Chi Minh City TV (HTV). In the way of classical music productions, …

LOS ANGELES, December 17: Stream, a new original sci-fi-themed mini-series event executive produced by and starring Whoopi Goldberg, will premiere on horror and thriller website and VOD service FEARnet on January 15. Unfolding over six, five-minute weekly episodes, Stream chronicles …

LOS ANGELES, December 17: Lawless Entertainment is in negotiations for a U.S. theatrical release for the independent feature Noble Things, which the company screened at the American Film Market last month. The feature stars Michael Parks, country music star Lee …

LOS ANGELES, December 17: Househusbands of Hollywood has been given the go-ahead by Fox Reality Channel for nine hour-long episodes, slated to premiere in August 2009. The original series looks at Hollywood families in which the wives are the ones …