World Screen

SAN DIEGO, March 5: MediaFLO USA will make more than 300 live college basketball games this season available to mobile devices through its FLO TV service. With its content partners CBS Mobile, ESPN Mobile TV and FOX Mobile, MediaFLO will …

NEW YORK, March 5: Marc Ecko Entertainment has inked a production deal with Showtime Networks to design a video game based on Dexter. The Dexter game will be developed for interactive media in close collaboration with the network to guarantee …

TORONTO, March 5: The first season of FOX’s prime-time hit series Hell’s Kitchen, produced by Granada America, will be released on DVD in the U.S. on April 8, with a pre-book date of March 11, from Visual Entertainment Inc. (VEI). …

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5: The Weinstein Company (TWC) and Delivery Agent have teamed up to create ProjectRunway.com, which is auctioning off original garments designed by the final five Project Runway contestants. Auctions are currently available with garments designed by Chris …

ENGLEWOOD/HONG KONG, March 5: DISH Network has inked a deal to launch five STAR channels on the DISH Network platform, bolstering its existing South Asian and Chinese channel lineup. Beginning March 19, DISH Network will include two of STAR’s most-popular …

STUDIO CITY, March 5: Crown Media Holdings has renewed a distribution agreement for its Hallmark Channel with DIRECTV for a multi-year term. DIRECTV currently distributes Hallmark Channel to nearly 15 million homes. Additionally, DIRECTV will have the right to distribute …

DALLAS, March 5: On March 9, HDNet will premiere The All-For-Nots, an original comedy series following a fictional indie band, which is produced by Michael Eisner’s independent new-media studio, Vuguru. The series’ March 9 premiere will air as a lead-in …

DUNEDIN, March 5: In an effort to expand its presence and filmmaking opportunities in Asia, New Zealand-based production outfit NHNZ has bought into the Singaporean production company Beach House Pictures. NHNZ and Beach House have worked together regularly throughout the …

LONDON, March 5: FremantleMedia Enterprises’s (FME) home-entertainment division has entered into an agreement with digital entertainment download store Coolroom to offer its catalogue to customers. Episodes from classic series such as Dangermouse, Baywatch and Bless This House, along with specials …

NEW YORK, March 5: In a two-year agreement, IFC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Rainbow Media Holdings, has granted Blockbuster the exclusive U.S. rental rights for its independent films. The agreement enables IFC Entertainment to reach a broader audience for its …