World Screen

LOS ANGELES, June 4: MSN has inked a deal with the production venture set up by ex-network chiefs Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun to develop a celebrity-focused website, according to published reports. The as-yet-unnamed venture from MSN and BermanBraun is …

LONDON, June 4: British commercial broadcaster ITV is set to launch its high-definition service on June 7, kicking off with live coverage of Euro 2008. The HD service will initially be available to viewers watching on Freesat, the free, digital …

LOS ANGELES, June 4: The Internet television service Veoh Networks has received an additional round of funding led by Intel Capital, the global investment arm of Intel Corporation, and joined by Adobe Systems Incorporated and Gordon Crawford, the senior VP …

NEW YORK/LONDON, June 4: Beginning tomorrow, music featured on the new CBS summer drama Swingtown will receive an on-screen plug, directing viewers to Last.fm, the CBS-owned Internet radio and music community website, to hear more songs featured on the show. …

LONDON, June 4: Five has signed a three-year deal, beginning in the 2009-2010 season, with sports marketing agency T.E.A.M. for rights to the UEFA Cup. Five will have the first pick of matches in each round as well as the …

NEW YORK, June 4: VH1 will be the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of The 46664 Concert Honouring Nelson Mandela at 90, which will take place June 27 in London’s Hyde Park, hosted by Will Smith. The concert will also be streamed …

ATHENS, June 4: Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid are on the shortlist of cities bidding to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today. The candidate cities were accepted unanimously from seven …

NEW YORK, June 4: Showtime Networks and CBS Sports have teamed up to bring the award-winning National Football League (NFL) studio show Inside the NFL to the U.S. premium cable network, premiering September 10 at 9 p.m. The show will …

TORONTO, June 4: Astral Media's Family Channel is offering its viewers the chance to stream the Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock, starring Demi Lovato and the Jonas brothers, via its online portal at Family.ca. Viewers can access the movie …

SÃO PAULO, June 4: TV Globo International has reached an agreement with the Portuguese airline TAP to make its factual series 1808—The Court in Brazil available to passengers flying between Portugal and Brazil. Two new episodes of the series will …