World Screen

BEVERLY HILLS, June 27: Following the success of its debut project, the online mini drama series Prom Queen, Michael Eisner’s new-media studio Vuguru has announced plans for a new series, The All-For-Nots. The show is being produced with Dinosaur Diorama …

LONDON, June 27: The broadband service Tiscali TV has added the full set of basic channels from BSkyB, including Sky One and Sky Sports News, to its lineup. The deal covers Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Three, Sky Arts, Sky …

ARLINGTON, June 27: A new report from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) reveals that 30 percent of U.S. households now own high-definition televisions (HDTV)—expected to rise to 36 percent by the end of this year—but also finds that more consumers …

UNTERFOEHRING, June 27: EM.TV, which is working to sell off its children’s and youth business, is set to change its name to EM.Sport Media and expects its revenues from sports activities to at least double by 2010. Last month, the …

LONDON, June 27: The BBC has announced that its British on-demand service, iPlayer, will launch on July 27, offering shows from across the broadcaster’s portfolio of channels for download onto a PC, advertising free, up to a week after the …

NEW YORK, June 27: Almost three years since being convicted on fraud charges, Adelphia founder John Rigas and his son, Timothy Rigas, have been ordered to begin serving prison time on August 13, after an appeals court upheld their sentences. …

MUNICH, June 27: ProSiebenSat.1 Media is acquiring SBS Broadcasting in a 3.3 billion euros deal that will create a pan-European broadcasting entity to rival the RTL Group. Both companies are majority owned by the private equity firms KKR and Permira. …

LOS ANGELES, June 26: Bennett Media Worldwide has closed a slew of post-MIPTV deals for its high-definition reality programming, with cumulative sales now totaling 200 hours. Foxtel in Australia has acquired pay-TV rights for Bikini Destinations, Stag, Best of Hawaiian …

MIAMI, June 26: Yahoo! Telemundo—a commercial venture between NBC Universal’s Telemundo Communications Group and Yahoo!—has launched Gana Mi Casa (My House Wins), the first Spanish-language made-for-broadband home improvement series. Produced by Promofilm and hosted by Humberto Carrera and Karla Gomez, …

SÃO PAULO, June 26: Six months since its Latin American launch by Globo TV International, the telenovela Snakes & Lizards has notched up deals in more than 10 countries, most recently Uruguay and Venezuela. In Uruguay, the series launched on …