World Screen

LONDON/NEW YORK, September 6: BBC Worldwide America will produce Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, the U.S. version of the BBC dance competition format DanceX, for premiere this winter on ABC. Drew Lachey, winner of the second season of Dancing …

BURBANK, September 6: Blockbuster customers will have access to an exclusive, specially-made DVD featuring an advance look at the premiere episodes of NBC's new fall dramas Chuck, Journeyman, and Life, as well as a two-minute sneak preview of Bionic Woman. …

BURBANK, September 6: In the spring of next year, Warner Bros. Entertainment will launch T-Works, an online destination bringing together all the key characters from the studio’s core animated properties. T-Works, which will be ad supported, marks the first time …

RALEIGH/NEW YORK, September 6: Lulu Enterprises, a North Carolina-based digital marketplace for content owners, has filed a lawsuit against Hulu, the new video destination from News Corporation and NBC Universal, citing “trademark infringement, unfair and deceptive trade practices and federal …

NEW YORK, September 6: CBS Corporation has reached an agreement to acquire SignStorey, which distributes video programming and advertising content to retail stores, for $71.5 million in cash. Upon completion of the transaction, slated for the fourth quarter of this …

NEW YORK, September 5: Former ABC News executive Jennifer Askin has been appointed as the new manager of international broadcast and digital sales for 4Kids Entertainment, reporting to the company’s executive VP of international, Brian Lacey. In her new role, …

LOS ANGELES, September 5: BET Networks has announced several key hires and promotions in its entertainment division, following a strong summer slate featuring five new original shows and leading up to the launch of ten new series and specials this …

NEW YORK, September 5: Comedy Central has promoted Michele Ganeless to president from her previous role as executive VP and general manager. In her new position, based in New York, Ganeless will continue to report to Doug Herzog, the president …

SILVER SPRING, September 5: John Ford, most recently the executive VP of programming at the National Geographic Channel, has rejoined Discovery Communications as the president and general manager of Military Channel and Discovery Times Channel. In his new position, Ford …

TORONTO, September 5: Carl2 (Carl Squared), the clone-themed animated comedy series from Portfolio Entertainment, will make its Latin American debut on HBO Latin America this October, broadcasting in Spanish and Portuguese. HBO Latin America has acquired the first two seasons, …