World Screen

NEW YORK, February 8: The Nielsen Company has released an analysis of viewership and advertising trends from Super Bowl XLII, which attracted a record audience of 97.4 million people in the U.S. This year’s Super Bowl featured the New England …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, February 8: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will roll out a new attraction at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida based on American Idol, the hit FOX series from 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia. Slated to debut …

RESTON, February 8: According to comScore Video Metrix, American Internet users watched more than 10 billion videos online in December, with 3.3 billion videos viewed on YouTube and other Google sites, increasing the company’s share of the online-video market to …

LOS ANGELES, February 8: With the members of the Writers Guild of America due to meet tomorrow, the three-month-old strike is expected to come to a close this weekend, with reports indicating that work could resume as early as Monday. …

NEW YORK, February 7: IMG Global Media has announced two key appointments as part of the company’s continued expansion: Carmi Zlotnik will serve as the head of global media operations and John Penney has been named the head of global …

LONDON, February 7: John A. Marley, most recently the series producer at Talent Television in the U.K., has launched Archie Productions, an independent production outfit that will develop and produce creative intellectual property for both broadcast and digital media. As …

MADRID, February 7: Elastic Rights has inked a deal with National Geographic Television International to handle the television, home video, merchandising and licensing rights for Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies is …

BURBANK/SYDNEY, February 7: DIC Entertainment has appointed International Film Group (IFG) as the licensing and merchandising agent for its key properties throughout Australia. IFG will manage the licensing and merchandising programs across Australia for key properties such as Inspector Gadget, …

LONDON, February 7: Ludorum, the interactive media investment company formed by the former CEO and COO of HIT Entertainment, has secured a new set of global agreements for Chuggington, a 3-D animated series and interactive website for children aged 3 …

LONDON, February 7: LIVING has commissioned Twofour Broadcast to produce Conversations with a Serial Killer, a new 8×1-hour paranormal investigative series tracing the lives of deceased infamous serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer, Aileen Wuornos and Ted Bundy. Conversations with …