World Screen

NEW YORK/KNOXVILLE, July 31: Scripps Networks’ DIY Network has signed a deal with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO) that brings a crafts series featuring the domestic diva to the channel this November. Martha Stewart Crafts is a new half-hour "best …

SANTA MONICA, July 31: Lionsgate has entered into a multi-year deal for the North American distribution rights to Kathy Smith’s line of fitness DVDs. The independent studio already claims to be home to some of the top fitness DVDs this …

LONDON, July 31: Five has picked up the exclusive British terrestrial and digital television rights to K-Ville, a new cop drama from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution that is set in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. The series stars Anthony Anderson …

CORAL SPRINGS, July 31: The youth-focused, bilingual Hispanic network Latin Television (LTV) has said it is going to exit the broadcasting business and is seeking a buyer for all of its assets, including its equipment and content. In a statement, …

LOS ANGELES, July 31: The multiplatform kids’ entertainment service Kabillion is set to launch a preschool block tomorrow, delivering content for the 2-to-5 set on demand via Comcast Cable systems and online via its broadband site. At launch, Kabillion Jr. …

MIAMI, July 31: Warner Channel in Latin America has acquired a raft of new U.S. programming from CBS Paramount International Television, including Showtime’s Californication with David Duchovny and CBS’s Cane starring Jimmy Smits. Cane is a drama about the power …

NEW YORK, July 31: Rob Barnett, who spent 11 years at MTV and VH1 and was most recently president of programming at CBS Radio, has launched My Damn Channel, a new online destination featuring content from comedian Harry Shearer and …

LONDON, July 31: British Sky Broadcasting has reached a deal to acquire the computer and electronic hardware manufacturer Amstrad, whose set-top boxes are already used by a portion of the platform’s subscribers, for £125 million. The offer values the company—founded …

NEW YORK, July 31: Second quarter revenues at CBS Corporation were down 3 percent to $3.4 billion, while profit fell from $781.7 million to $404 million. For the first half of the year, meanwhile, revenues were down slightly to $7 …

HELSINKI, July 30: Caspar Berntzen has been appointed managing director of CANAL+ in Finland, effective August 6. Berntzen will focus on building CANAL+’s business in Finland; the Finnish operations were previously overseen together with the Nordic businesses. He is a …