World Screen

BEVERLY HILLS, July 12: PBS has announced that a variety of award-winning documentaries from Ken Burns, along with related multimedia like audiobooks and podcasts, are now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store. There will be a dedicated …

UNTERFOEHRING, July 12: EM.TV AG has changed its name to EM.Sport Media with immediate effect, and its headquarters have moved to Ismaning, near Munich. The German company announced plans to change its name last month. It is working to sell …

NEW YORK, July 12: BBC Worldwide America has renewed and extended its content deal with U.S. on-demand cable service provider iN DEMAND Networks. The new contract sees iN DEMAND adding an additional 55 hours of family and drama movies from …

LOS ANGELES, July 12: Last month, Internet TV platform Veoh Networks saw its user base grow to 14.3 million, a 223-percent rise since its February launch. Veoh expects its growth to continue to accelerate with the further rollout of VeohTV—currently …

NEW YORK, July 12: News Corporation’s new FOX Business Network (FBN) is slated to launch in the U.S. on October 15, reaching 30 million subscribers. The new channel is headquartered in News Corporation's street level studios in midtown Manhattan. FBN …

BEVERLY HILLS, July 12: PBS has greenlit an as-yet-untitled animated prime-time sitcom based on the hit NPR Radio show Car Talk, hosted by Tom and Ray Magliozzi. The new sitcom will launch with ten 30-minute episodes in summer 2008. The …

NEW YORK, July 12: Lifetime Television made a slew of announcements today, including the second-season renewal of its hit series Army Wives, the August premiere of an original movie about the death of Princess Diana, the pickup of a British …

LONDON, July 12: Internet TV service Brightcove has opened an office in London to manage its expanding business in Europe, which includes a deal announced today to distribute ad-supported online channels from BET Networks in the British market. "Consumers in …

BURBANK, July 12: On Tuesday night, the launch of NBC’s new variety competition show The Singing Bee delivered the highest rating among adults aged 18-49 for a new summer series premiere in nearly five years. The series premiere of The …

SCOTTS VALLEY/NEW YORK, July 12: ABC News has signed an agreement with CustomFlix Labs to make hundreds of hours of historic and award-winning programming available for purchase on DVD on Amazon.com and ABCNews.com. Through the CustomFlix Labs DVD on Demand …