World Screen

CULVER CITY, August 5: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has acquired the worldwide cross-platform distribution rights to Rocketboom.com, an online New York-based daily video news program, with plans to integrate the property with Crackle.com. SPT will manage Rocketboom’s current distribution agreements …

HONG KONG, August 5: Twenty media companies in the Asia Pacific are set to participate in the upcoming Asia Media Summit, organized by Media Partners Asia (MPA), on September 8, with speakers from STAR, Yahoo! and Discovery Networks, among others. …

LOS ANGELES, August 5: Comedian Russell Peters will premiere his latest special, Red, White and Brown, on Showtime and will host the channel’s new stand-up series Comics Without Borders next month. Red, White and Brown, which will air September 4 …

STOCKHOLM, August 5: Modern Times Group’s Viasat Broadcasting will launch the movie channel TV1000 Action on September 1 in Russia, five other countries in the CIS and in the Baltics. The localized movie channel will be available to third-party cable …

NEW YORK, August 5: A new production team has been named for the eighth season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, which will premiere this November on USA Network with new cast member Jeff Goldblum. With the series divided into …

LONDON, August 5: BBC Worldwide’s hit ’80s series The Young Ones is now available on the iTunes Store in the U.K., with all six 30-minutes episodes from season one launching today and season two to follow shortly. The Young Ones …

HOLLYWOOD, August 5: Entertainment Tonight has signed a deal to become the premiere provider of entertainment and celebrity content for MSN, and will also produce a daily online mini-newscast, ET on MSN, hosted by on-air talent from the syndicated newsmagazine. …

LONDON, August 5: ALL3MEDIA International has completed a raft of deals with several Australian broadcasters for drama and factual programming, including BBC HD and BBC Knowledge taking on a range of China-based programs. ABC Australia has acquired Lilies, set in …

SAN FRANCISCO, August 5: BNET.com, a property of CBS Interactive, and Portfolio.com, the online offering from the Condé Nast magazine of the same name, have secured an agreement to jointly offer business articles and video content on each other’s sites. …

NASHVILLE, August 5: Documentary Channel will air two programs about the Iraq war during the network’s Primetime Premieres on August 18. The event will begin with the exclusive U.S. television premiere of The Price for Paradise at 8 p.m. The …