World Screen

LONDON, June 25: The BBC is set to launch its new-look iPlayer in beta tomorrow, offering radio and TV content in a single interface, among other enhancements. Since its launch six months ago, the online video player has recorded more …

NEW YORK, June 25: Next New Networks, which develops targeted online television networks, has added Yahoo!, Hulu and Metacafe to its slate of distribution partners. Yahoo! and Metacafe will each gain access to all Next New Networks programming. Hulu will …

the Australian pay-TV channel UK.TV from its partners in the venture, FOXTEL and FremantleMedia, and is gearing up to launch three new services in the territory. Previously holding just 20 percent, BBC Worldwide will own 100 percent of the channel—which …

LOS ANGELES, June 25: DreamWorks Studios has scored the movie rights to Scholastic Media’s multiplatform adventure series The 39 Clues, with Steven Spielberg eyeing the director’s role on the film. Deborah Forte, the president of Scholastic Media, will produce the …

LOS ANGELES, June 25: Tom Forman, the reality TV producer whose credits include Kid Nation, has joined Relativity Media to head up its new unscripted programming arm, overseeing U.S. development and production as well as international sales. Forman joins as …

SYDNEY, June 25: Hit shows from ABC Studios, Disney Channel and MTV Networks are among the new offerings on Apple’s iTunes Store in Australia. Shows now available include ABC Studios’ Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost and Scrubs, which air on …

BETHPAGE, June 25: Cablevision Systems has added Versus On Demand and Golf Channel On Demand to its range of free VOD programming available to iO TV digital cable customers. Versus On Demand will showcase a range of sports programming, including …

LONDON, June 25: ALL3MEDIA International’s hit format Cash Cab—which recently received a Daytime Emmy for outstanding game show for its Discovery Channel U.S. version—has been picked up for local adaptation by UTV in India. The Indian edition, with 13 episodes …

LONDON, June 25: Turner Broadcasting in the U.K. and MySpace have sealed a deal for the male-skewing channel Nuts TV and the adult animation brand Adult Swim to have dedicated content channels on the social-networking site’s video platform, MySpaceTV. Launched …

LONDON, June 25: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), in conjunction with its production and broadcast partners, has presented the first-look lineup for Spectacle: Elvis Costello with…, a new talk/music series slated to premiere later this year. Sir Elton John, Tony Bennett, Lou …