World Screen

ROME, July 31: Mediaset has filed a 500 million euros lawsuit against YouTube, following the legal victory by Spanish broadcaster Telecinco—in which it is a majority shareholder—in a similar suit against the video-sharing site. Mediaset said yesterday that it had …

BEIJING/NEW YORK, July 31: IMG Worldwide and China Central Television (CCTV) have formed a joint venture, with a 20-year term, to develop and promote sporting events and content across the Greater China landscape. The CCTV-IMG Sports Management Company, headquartered in …

NEW YORK, July 31: A new Blu-ray Disc player being unveiled tonight by LG Electronics will be capable of streaming movies and TV episodes directly from Netflix to the TV set. The player builds upon a technology partnership announced between …

MADRID, July 31: Revenues were stable at Telecinco for the first half of the year, dropping just 1.6 percent to 563 million euros, but profit was down 6 percent to 198.9 million euros, due in part to accounting costs related …

CULVER CITY, July 31: Steve Mosko has signed a long-term contract with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), extending his employment as the president of Sony Pictures Television (SPT) through 2012. Mosko has led the largest remaining independent television studio since 2001. …

LONDON, July 31: A group of MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport committee wants video sites like YouTube to do a better job of protecting young visitors from inappropriate content. Citing an incident earlier this year, when video of …

LOS ANGELES, July 31: CBS Paramount International Television has licensed the spin-off of the hit ’90s drama Beverly Hills, 90210 to Sony Entertainment Television for Latin America, to launch later this year following its U.S. debut. The new 90210 is …

LONDON, July 31: A new six-part series for the classic drama Minder has been commissioned from talkbackTHAMES to air on Five in 2009. The comedy/drama originally ran on ITV from 1979 to 1994. The new Minder series will star Shane …

NEW YORK/SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, July 31: Lionsgate has acquired the home-entertainment distribution rights for the new animated series Wolverine & The X-Men from Marvel Entertainment. Lionsgate retains the U.S. home-distribution rights to all 26 half-hour episodes of the series, which is …

NEW YORK, July 31: Nickelodeon and National Amusements are bringing action- and song-filled adventures from episodes of Go, Diego, Go!, Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans and The Wonder Pets! to the big screen with “Nick Jr. at the Movies,” which …