World Screen

LAS VEGAS, January 9: NBC.com announced a new slate of content for midseason, including a partnership with iVillage on a Lipstick Jungle-related property, the launch of a new chapter in Heroes Evolution and a slew of online sites for television …

LOS ANGELES, January 9: CBS and Showtime will partner to roll out a second installment of Big Brother: After Dark next month, for broadcast on the premium cable network’s SHO2 multiplex channel as a live three-hour feed from midnight to …

LONDON, January 9: ITV has appointed Peter Iacono, previously with Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, as president and managing director of ITV Worldwide, the British commercial broadcaster’s international sales, distribution, merchandising, publishing and licensing arm. ITV Worldwide is part of …

SAN JOSE, January 9: After receiving financing from Sony Pictures Entertainment in December, the web-based teen destination Gaia Online has secured an investment by Time Warner. Time Warner made the investment in a Series B funding round. Gaia Online is …

LAS VEGAS, January 9: NBC Universal has aligned with several companies, including Microsoft and AT&T, to develop a set of anti-piracy measures for online content, according to the Financial Times. The FT reports that NBC Universal has approached Apple about …

TORONTO, January 8: SilverBirch Studios has inked an agreement with Breakthrough New Media to develop two games based on the upcoming animated kids’ television series Jimmy Two Shoes, which will be broadcast on TELETOON Canada and Jetix Europe. As part …

NEW YORK, January 8: ¡Sorpresa!, Juniper Content Corporation’s Hispanic children’s network, has signed a multi-year carriage agreement with Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Global. The deal will expand the channel’s base by 90,000 subscribers. The …

NEW YORK, January 8: Viacom’s Hispanic music network MTV Tr3s has added three new original series to its lineup, and will also roll out a second season of the hit reality series Quiero Mis Quinces, which will be accompanied by …

NEW YORK/BASKING RIDGE/LAS VEGAS, January 8: Sundance Channel has inked a deal with Verizon Wireless to offer a selection of short-form programming on Verizon’s mobile V CAST service. The Sundance Channel on V CAST will feature video clips from prior …

SÃO PAULO, January 8: Globo TV International has reported an increase in its business across Asia, securing interest from broadcasters region-wide for productions like the telenovela Pages of Life and the mini-series Amazonia. “Asia is a strategic market with great …