World Screen

NEW YORK, May 4: According to the online research firm Hitwise, American Idol’s website: www.americanidol.com, was the most-visited broadcast network TV show website for the week that ended April 28, notching up the largest percentage of U.S. visitors among a …

TORONTO, May 4: High School Musical 2, the sequel to last year's Emmy-Award winning Disney Channel original movie, will premiere in Canada on Astral Media's Family Channel on Friday August 17 in prime time, the same day as the U.S. …

LONDON, May 4: In an exclusive deal with Live Nation, Virgin Media Television-owned Bravo 2—Bravo’s young male-skewing entertainment channel—will be the first British network to feature Monster Jam, a U.S.-based series of racing and freestyle competitions by Monster Trucks. Monster …

LONDON, May 4: As part of its continuing efforts to bolster its business in the U.S., FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has appointed Miramax Film Company’s Jeff Tahler to the newly created position of VP of acquisitions in North America. In this …

SAN FRANCISCO, May 4: VIZ Media has secured a deal to make its anime series Death Note available for digital download-to-own via Direct2Drive, IGN Entertainment’s digital retail store, starting from May 10. The subtitled version of the series will be …

WEST PALM BEACH/NEW YORK, May 4: At its first upfront presentation in New York as ION Media Networks, the broadcasting group unveiled a multiplatform programming slate targeted at the “baby boomer” demographic, headlined by new content from its partnership with …

HILVERSUM, May 4: The Maltese Courts have ruled in Endemol International’s favor in its proceedings against the broadcasters and producers of L-iSpjun, a Big Brother knockoff. On March 20, Endemol filed a judicial protest against the broadcasters and producers behind …

LOS ANGELES, May 4: Gilmore Girls, the saga of an independent mother and daughter that helped strengthen the fledging The WB network, will end its run after seven seasons, airing its final episode on May 15 at 8 p.m. The …

MONTEREY, May 4: A new report from SNL Kagan shows that cable television currently dominates the European multichannel landscape— accounting for 69 percent of the total multichannel subscriber base—and predicts that the number of multichannel television households in Europe will …

NEW YORK, May 4: Microsoft and Yahoo! are said to have resumed discussions about a possible merger, according to the Wall Street Journal. The two companies have discussed combining in the past, as both look to take on Google’s dominance …