World Screen

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS/NEW YORK, January 8: In their first collaboration, CNBC and The New York Times have entered into a digital media arrangement to share business- and technology-related content, with CNBC providing videos and articles to NYTimes.com and The New York …

LOS ANGELES, January 8: As the strike continues, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached its first independent agreement with a movie studio, announcing a deal with United Artists Films. The studio, relaunched by Paula Wagner and Tom Cruise …

NEW YORK, January 8: A new report from TNS Media Intelligence predicts that U.S. advertising expenditure will rise 4.2 percent this year, with the biggest gains coming from the Internet. Advertising dollars spent on the Internet will rise 14.4 percent, …

NEW YORK, January 8: MTV Networks has announced a new targeted online syndication strategy that aims to deliver a diverse range of short- and long-form video content through partnerships with online video sites like Dailymotion, GoFish, imeem, MeeVee and Veoh. …

HOLLYWOOD, January 8: The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards gala ceremony, slated to take place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday, has been scrapped as a result of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike and replaced …

LAS VEGAS, January 8: Comcast Corporation has revealed three major content initiatives at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, including Project Infinity, the company’s plan to offer consumers the ability to watch any movie, television show, user-generated content or other video …

COLUMBUS, January 7: .2Network, a new, nationwide multicast digital broadcast network that will be launched by the Guardian Enterprise Group (GEG) in February, will appear at NATPE for the first time this month as an exhibitor. .2Network is the first …

LAS VEGAS, January 7: VUDU has announced the addition of 70 high-definition movies to its set-top box’s on-demand offering, all of which will be available by the end of this month. The company also said more HD movies would be …

SEOUL, January 7: A group of major consumer electronics manufacturers, technology providers and South Korean broadcasters, including pubcaster KBS, have formed dotTV, a consortium whose mission is to build a next-generation interactive TV viewing experience leveraging social networking and online …

LONDON, January 7: TV-Loonland and Martin Yaffe International are set to launch a new line of merchandise for the hit preschool property Little Princess, with the first range of products hitting stores at the end of February. The spring/summer products …