World Screen

MILAN, July 16: Author Pierdomenico Baccalario has been appointed editor-in-chief of Atlantyca Entertainment’s content-publishing division, dedicated to developing material for book products based on popular entertainment properties and characters. Baccalario’s first initiative is to develop content for Taffy Entertainment’s Code …

LOS ANGELES, July 16: Pam Silverstein has been named the director of development for MGM Motion Picture Group, where she will assist in identifying new material to be developed into feature films. In this Los Angeles-based position, Silverstein also will …

DALLAS, July 16: Jeffrey Calman has been named to the newly created position of VP of studio relations and new media for Blockbuster, where he will lead the company’s efforts to acquire digital content. Calman will be based in Los …

LOS ANGELES, July 15: Microsoft has inked an exclusive deal with Netflix that will allow access to more than 10,000 movies and TV episodes from the Xbox 360 gaming console. Xbox 360 will be the only game system that allows …

NEW YORK, July 15: News Corporation has sold eight owned-and-operated FOX-affiliated TV stations to Oak Hill Capital Partners for about $1.1 billion. The deal covers stations in Denver, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Birmingham, Kansas City, Greensboro, Milwaukee and Cleveland. …

BURBANK, July 15: A total of 815 minutes of full-length episodes were viewed on ABC.com’s video player in May, a 53-percent rise on April and a 110-percent increase on the year-ago period. Drivers for the online gains were season finales …

NEW YORK, July 15: Google will be able to strip user details from the YouTube visitor data that it has been compelled to provide Viacom as part of a $1-billion copyright infringement suit. Earlier this month, a U.S. court ruled …

NEW YORK, July 15: Showtime Networks has entered into an exclusive seven-year film distribution agreement with The Weinstein Company (TWC) for up to 95 films, including Nine, Inglorious Bastards and Scream 4. The new output deal is effective with TWC’s …

PHILADELPHIA, July 15: Comcast Corporation has entered into a partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Dark Knight to provide its customers with exclusive content from the highly anticipated next installment in the blockbuster franchise, on demand and in HD. Leading …

HOLLYWOOD, July 15: CBS Paramount and Dubai-based Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC) have finalized a multi-year deal to air new shows like 90210 and returning programs, including NCIS, Medium and Numb3rs. New programs to air on MBC as part of …