World Screen

NEW YORK, February 13: As part of a reorganization of its college sports operations, CBS Sports has announced that its cable network College Sports Television (CSTV) will become the CBS College Sports Network, effective in March. As part of the …

STOCKHOLM, February 13: TV4 Group has entered into an agreement with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the subscription VOD rights in Sweden to the series House, 30 Rock and Heroes, as well as select Jerry Springer specials. Under the …

LOS ANGELES, February 13: E! Entertainment and Ryan Seacrest Productions will debut a new unscripted series this summer starring actress Denise Richards. Tentatively titled The Untitled Denise Richards Show, the series will follow Richards as she tries to balance her …

CHICAGO, February 13: Playboy Enterprises has recorded a $1.1 million net loss for the fourth quarter, versus the $3.7 million profit posted in the year-ago period, on flat revenues of $85.9 million. The fourth quarter results included a $1.9 million …

SUNNYVALE/CAMBRIDGE, February 13: Yahoo! has paid $160 million for the acquisition of Maven Networks, an online video platform provider that the Internet giant hopes to exploit for the expansion of its consumer video and advertising services. Together, Yahoo! and Maven …

EL SEGUNDO, February 13: Fourth quarter revenues at The DIRECTV Group rose 17-percent on the year-ago period to reach $4.88 billion, but net income for the period dropped 2 percent to $348 million. Operating profit before depreciation and amortization, meanwhile, …

REDMOND, February 13: Microsoft Corporation has released the results of a new online survey that found American teenagers between 7th and 10th grades are less likely to illegally download content from the Internet when they know the laws for downloading …

LOS ANGELES, February 13: Joel Surnow, the executive producer and co-creator of FOX’s 24, is leaving the Emmy Award-winning drama ahead of his contract expiring in April. According to published reports, Surnow is taking advantage of the series’ postponement—a result …

WASHINGTON, February 13: Steven Spielberg is ending his stint as artistic advisor for the opening and closing ceremonies of this year’s Olympic Games in Beijing, after failed attempts to convince the Chinese government to play a greater role in ending …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, February 13: After voting overwhelmingly to end the strike yesterday, the members of the Writers Guild of America were able to return to work today, as the networks scramble to salvage what’s left of the current season. …