World Screen

NEW YORK, September 19: For the first half of the year, advertising spending in the U.S. was down just 1.4 percent, with gains in cable and syndicated TV offsetting declines in network TV and the print and radio mediums, according …

NEW YORK, September 19: Interbrand has released its annual ranking of the world’s most valuable brands, with Google cracking the top ten for the first time at a brand value of $25.6 billion, a 43-percent rise on the year-ago period. …

BEIJING, September 19: The first season of Ugly Wudi, a Chinese treatment of the hit novela Betty la fea that is slated to debut on Hunan Television on September 28, is being criticized for its lead actress being too good …

ATLANTA/ENGLEWOOD, September 19: Cox Communications and Starz Entertainment will provide a free on-demand preview of full-length episodes of Crash to Cox Digital Cable customers beginning October 1. From the producers of the Academy Award-winning best motion picture of 2006, the …

WEST PALM BEACH/NEW YORK, September 19: The British mystery-thriller Archangel, starring the newest James Bond, Daniel Craig, will premiere in the U.S. on ION Television on October 24 at 8 p.m. The Power/BBC co-production is set in contemporary Russia and …

ATLANTA, September 19: Jada Pinkett Smith will play the lead role of the strong and caring director of nursing at a North Carolina hospital in TNT’s drama pilot Time Heals. The series takes place at Charlotte Mercy Hospital, where Nancy …

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 19: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) will launch the new four-part series Big, Bigger, Biggest, produced by U.K.-based Windfall Films. Each of the hour-long episodes features construction and behind the scenes footage that demonstrate how the “world’s …

LOS ANGELES, September 19: Playboy TV International has added more than 200 hours of original and acquired programming to its catalogue, for use on its 28 worldwide channels and for syndication to international broadcasters. New Playboy TV productions include Around …

NEW YORK, September 19: ColbertNation.com, a website dedicated to Comedy Central’s hit political series The Colbert Report, will now feature more than 2,800 videos dating back to 2005, a complete show history, an online community and more. The refreshed site …

LONDON, September 19: Passion Distribution will head to MIPCOM with two new programs from Toronto-based indie Buck Productions in its catalogue: Petal Pushers and Leave Her to Die. The 13×30-minute Petal Pushers looks at the inner workings of a premier …