World Screen

SINGAPORE, January 23: The Singaporean broadband entertainment service WOWtv has boosted its offerings with a host of movies from Thailand. Beginning this month, WOWtv subscribers will be able to access a selection of Thai movies on WOWtv’s free and basic …

TEL AVIV, January 23: On the back of a successful MIPCOM, where the company closed deals worth more than $6.3 million, Dori Media Group is projecting strong results for the year ended December 31, 2007, ahead of the release of …

SEATTLE, January 23: Sony Pictures Television has agreed to provide a selection of feature films to the broadband rental and subscription service ReelTime Rentals. Under the terms of the agreement, Sony Pictures will provide ReelTime with feature films spanning new …

NEW YORK, January 23: Oxygen Media, now owned by NBC Universal, has renewed its hit series Tori & Dean…Still Inn Love (working title) for a third season. Last season, the series followed Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills 90210) and husband Dean …

HONG KONG, January 23: Granada International has brokered a deal for an Indian version of the National Geographic quiz format Nat Geo-Genius, which has rolled out on the local feed of the National Geographic Channel. The Indian version of Nat …

LOS ANGELES, January 23: Showtime Networks has ordered a third season of its acclaimed drama series Brotherhood. Eight one-hour episodes have been ordered of the political-crime drama, which stars Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke and Annabeth Gish. The series is shot …

NEW YORK, January 23: MTV Networks’ Entertainment Group, a division of Viacom, has reached a new talent and development deal with videogame journalist Geoff Keighley, the host of Spike TV’s Game Head. Premiering Friday, January 25, the fifth season of …

NEW YORK, January 23: Guinness World Records TV has secured a two-hour prime-time slot on NBC for its live special Guinness World Records Live: Top 100, which will air on January 27 at 9 p.m. Produced by Endemol subsidiary True …

HONG KONG, January 23: STAR has launched a new channel, focused on Chinese movies from the ‘70s to ‘90s, with carriage scored in Singapore with StarHub and in North America with the KyLinTV IPTV platform. STAR Chinese Movies 2 will …

SANTA MONICA, January 23: The 50th Annual Grammy Awards is set to proceed on February 10, airing live on CBS, with the Writers Guild of America saying it won’t picket the event. While the WGA has not yet granted a …