World Screen

DALLAS, July 16: AT&T has scored a “three-screen” deal with NBC Universal, allowing it to provide its customers with coverage from next month’s Beijing Olympics via TV sets, PCs and mobile devices. "Consumers today expect to be able to access …

SEATTLE/LOS ANGELES/MUMBAI, July 16: MovieBeam, the beleaguered on-demand, set-top-box-delivered movie-rental service launched by Disney in 2005, has been acquired by The Valuable Group, an Indian media and technology company. MovieBeam was suspended not longer after launch and then revived by …

MIAMI/BUENOS AIRES, July 16: Claxson has completed its privatization process, offering up $13.75 per share to all shareholders other than its majority owners. Claxson began the move towards going private early last year with an offer of $10.50 per share, …

LOS ANGELES, July 16: William Petersen is leaving his regular role as Gil Grissom on CBS’s hit series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Petersen has been with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS’s top-rated show and the most successful series in the …

LOS ANGELES, July 16: In fall 2009, PBS will air the new Ken Burns documentary series The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, which explores the history and evolution of renowned destinations like Yosemite and Yellowstone. The 12-hour, six-part documentary series …

LONDON/NEW YORK, July 16: Interactive web-TV platform Babelgum is establishing its presence in the U.S. with an office in New York, hiring Ethan Podell as the president and Michael Rosen as the executive VP and chief revenue officer. Podell will …

LONDON, July 16: BBC Worldwide is set to open a wholly-owned production office in Paris, France, which will be led by Jean-Louis Blot as the director. Blot will be working with all of the major local terrestrial networks to grow …

NEW YORK, July 16: BET Networks and Marvel Animation are collaborating to produce an animated series based on the superhero the Black Panther, for premiere in the first quarter of 2009. The series will be adapted from the first six …

TORONTO, July 16: While revenues were up 25 percent to C$23.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2008, Peace Arch Entertainment Group has reported a net loss of C$6.6 million, as compared with last year’s profit of C$1.1 million. …

NEW YORK, July 16: Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising and The Simpsons creator Matt Groening are teaming up with Kidrobot to release the first-ever vinyl mini-figure series based on the characters of the long-running animated comedy. Set to launch …