World Screen

BURBANK, April 24: NBC is set to roll out Celebrity Circus, featuring well-known stars performing circus acts, with a 90-minute kick-off special on June 11 at 9:30 p.m. Former *NSYNC member Joey Fatone will host the new series, which watches …

CULVER CITY, April 24: Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) multiplatform ad-supported offering, The Minisode Network, is now available on Sprint TV, with Honda on board as launch sponsor. The Minisode Network, featuring four- to six-minute versions of popular television shows, is …

NEW YORK, April 24: NBC Sports and the National Hockey League (NHL) have extended their partnership through the 2008-09 season. As part of the agreement, NBC will continue to broadcast the NHL Sunday Game of the Week during the regular …

WEST PALM BEACH, April 24: ION Media Networks has acquired the broadcast syndication rights to Criminal Minds from CBS Television Distribution for a prime-time launch in 2009. “This high-caliber TV series strengthens and broadens ION Television with target audiences and …

MEXICO CITY, April 24: For the first quarter, TV Azteca has recorded a Ps. 624 million ($59.7 million) loss, versus its profit of Ps. 184 million ($17.6 million) in the same period last year, on revenues of Ps. 1.6 billion …

NEW YORK, April 24: CBS Corporation has acquired International Outdoor Advertising Group (IOA), a leading out-of-home advertising company in South America, for $110 million in cash. International Outdoor Advertising Group (IOA) has more than 17,000 advertising faces in Argentina, Brazil, …

LOS ANGELES, April 24: A new study from research firm Frank N. Magid Associates reveals that 25 percent of U.S. households—28 million—now have at least one HDTV set, up from a penetration of 20 percent in September 2007, with 5.5 …

NEW YORK, April 23: Ira Rubenstein will serve as the executive VP of Marvel Entertainment’s newly launched global digital media group, and will relocate to the company’s New York headquarters. Reporting to John Turitzin, the executive VP of the office …

LOS ANGELES, April 23: B. Wooding Media has completed sales on a number of its factual programs, including deals in the U.S., Poland, South Africa and France, among others. The company licensed Screamers to Starz Entertainment in the U.S., Animal …

NEW YORK, April 23: The kids’ service qubo has created nutritional guidelines that will dictate advertising decisions on its digital channel, as well as on its blocks on NBC, ION Television and Telemundo. To create these nutritional guidelines, qubo enlisted …