World Screen

SINGAPORE, February 26: Starting March 1, Al Jazeera English, the Middle East-based English-language news and current-affairs channel, will be available in Singapore via SingTel’s pay-TV platform mio TV. Under the exclusive deal, subscribers to mio TV can also choose to …

LOS ANGELES, February 26: The News Corporation-owned social-networking site MySpace has launched Special Delivery, a non-scripted hidden-camera reality show produced in association with Avalon TV, marking the site’s second original series. The official Special Delivery MySpace profile will house all …

BRIGHTON, February 26: BBC Worldwide is teaming up with Beijing TV and the Media Development Authority of Singapore for A History of Beijing, a new co-production that offers an in-depth tour of the Chinese capital and its people. This regional …

HONG KONG, February 26: Disney Channel has rolled out a SVOD service on PCCW’s now TV IPTV platform in Hong Kong. This new agreement marks Disney’s second broadband service launch in the region. Last month, Disney Channel Taiwan debuted Disney …

NEW YORK, February 26: MyNetworkTV has inked a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that makes the channel the exclusive prime-time broadcast home of WWE SmackDown, beginning this fall. WWE SmackDown was previously broadcast on The CW and its precursor, …

SEATTLE, February 26: Hellman & Friedman is shelling out $2.4 billion to take control of Getty Images, a leading creator and distributor of still images and stock footage. Under the terms of the agreement, Getty Images stockholders will receive $34 …

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 26: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the transfer of News Corporation’s majority control of DIRECTV to Liberty Media. In its ruling, the FCC said that the public-interest benefits of the transfer outweighed the potential harms. …

LOS ANGELES, February 26: The Academy Awards broadcast on ABC on Sunday night attracted an average of 32 million viewers; the lowest on record since Nielsen Media Research began compiling the data in 1974. The three-hour-long event, hosted by Jon …

NEW YORK, February 26: For the fourth quarter, CBS Corporation’s revenues were down 3 percent to $3.76 billion, and net income fell 14.5 percent to $286.2 million, while for the full year, revenues were relatively stable at $14.1 billion, but …

NEW DELHI, February 25: INX News has recruited Karan Thapar’s ITV (Infotainment Television) as the editorial advisor for NewsX, its soon-to-be-launched English news channel. The advisory services will include a review of progress to date and consultancy on future editorial …