World Screen

NEW YORK, February 19: According to a new report from TNS Media Intelligence, marketers have spent more than $650 million during the past decade to advertise during the live network TV broadcast of the Academy Awards ceremony. Total ad spend …

LONDON/BURBANK, February 19: Dexter, the critically acclaimed Showtime series that is being repurposed on CBS, has secured a terrestrial slot in the U.K. via ITV1. The series, distributed by CBS Paramount International Television, stars Michael C. Hall as a police …

BURBANK/MUMBAI, February 19: The Walt Disney Company has lifted its stake in the Indian media company UTV Software Communications from 13.7 percent to 32.1 percent for about $200 million. Disney acquired the UTV stake initially in 2006 when it also …

LONDON, February 19: BSkyB is expected to this week appeal last month’s ruling by the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulator Reform that it must lower its interest in ITV from 17.9 percent to under 7.5 percent. John …

LONDON, February 19: Following the slew of scandals involving British broadcasters and call-in quizzes last year, media regulator Ofcom has unveiled a new set of measures to protect consumers taking part in participation TV shows. Separately, PhonepayPlus, the agency that …

WAYNE, February 19: Sony’s Blu-ray has won out in the high-definition DVD format war, with Toshiba announcing today that is discontinuing the sale of HD DVD players. Toshiba America Consumer Products said the decision was made “as a result of …

STRASBOURG, February 19: At the end of 2007, there were 258 video-on-demand services operating in 24 countries across Europe, up from 142 at the end of 2006, according to a study commissioned the European Audiovisual Observatory and the French government's …

LAS VEGAS, February 19: According to the Nielsen Company, more than 13 million U.S. households with television sets that can only receive analogue broadcasts are currently unprepared for the all-digital transition that is scheduled for February 18, 2009, with another …

NEW YORK, February 19: NBC Universal will unveil a full 52-week prime-time programming schedule to advertisers in April and is planning a series of one-on-one meetings with clients in May, preceding what it is calling a “spotlight event” on May …

October 2007 NBC Universal Global Networks is home to a number of international services: SCI FI, which specializes in science fiction; 13th Street with its action and adventure slate; the 24-hour movie channel Studio Universal; and Universal Channel, which offers …