World Screen

NEW YORK, August 28: NBC Universal’s coverage of the Beijing Olympics has become the most-viewed event in American TV history, reaching a total audience of 214 million, surpassing the previous record set by the 1996 games in Atlanta. This summer’s …

SAN DIEGO, August 28: Veoh Networks, whose backers include Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company and former Viacom chief Tom Freston, has won a copyright infringement battle, with a federal judge ruling that it is not liable for pirated material that was …

LONDON, August 28: The management of Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) is urging the company’s shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid from WPP Group, even as rival GfK withdrew its offer to merge with the research giant. In June, TNS …

ALVISO, August 28: TiVo’s revenues in the second quarter gained 4 percent to $65.2 million, delivering a net profit of $2.9 million, versus the $17.7 million loss record in the year-ago period. TiVo-owned subscription gross additions for the second quarter …

BURBANK, August 28: The couples-based reality competition Here Come the Newlyweds will return to ABC Television Network for a second season. In eight episodes, nine just-married couples face a variety of mental and physical challenges that will test the love …

BERLIN, August 28: The classic films Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 have been added to Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s Platinum Collection, to be released on DVD and for the …

HOLLYWOOD, August 28: Rain of Madness, DreamWorks Pictures’ companion piece to the hit summer feature Tropic Thunder, is now available for download exclusively on the iTunes Store. Rain of Madness, which stars Jay Baruchel, Jack Black, Steve Coogan, Robert Downey …

NEW YORK, August 28: No End in Sight, the Oscar-nominated documentary from director Charles Ferguson about the Iraq war, will be available in its entirety on YouTube from September 1 through the presidential election on November 4. The film will …

NEW YORK, August 28: 4Kids Entertainment will premiere at MIPCOM 26 new half-hour episodes of Dinosaur King, which will be supported with a video game, trading cards and a toy line expected to roll out in spring 2009. In the …

LONDON/AMSTERDAM, August 28: Scotland-based PBF International has secured from Jetix Consumer Products (JCP) the Italian and U.K. license for a new range of indoor and outdoor footwear for the animated series Pucca. As a new Pucca licensee, PBF International will …