World Screen

SANTA MONICA, April 27: ClickStar has reached a deal with AOL for the exclusive promotion of its broadband premiere of the film Lonely Hearts—featuring Salma Hayek and John Travolta—which is now available for a limited number of free downloads via …

NEW YORK, April 27: At its Upfront presentation, Cartoon Network’s late-night programming block, Adult Swim, announced plans to add a seventh night of programming, and introduced a lineup of new series such as Fat Guy Stuck In Internet, Lucy, the …

TORONTO, April 27: Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the distribution rights for DVD, TV, mobile and new media, outside North America, to five feature films from Canada’s Peace Arch Entertainment Group. The films are the dramas The Good Shepherd (Christian …

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27: Discovery Networks Asia is launching three new channels in Malaysia on the Astro platform on May 1: Discovery Science, Discovery Home & Health and Discovery Real Time. The new channels join the existing Discovery Channel, Animal …

LONDON, April 27: The BBC has been given approval by the BBC Trust to launch a nation-wide free-to-view satellite offering, currently known as Freesat, in association with ITV. Freesat will provide standard definition and high-definition channels, beginning in the spring …

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27: Jack Valenti, a former presidential aide who developed the U.S. movie ratings system and spent decades running the Motion Picture Association of America, passed away yesterday at the age of 85. Valenti was an aide to …

LONDON, April 27: The U.K.’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and Ofcom have concluded that BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9-percent stake in ITV raises competition concerns for the British media market. Both organizations have submitted their reports to Alastair Darling, …

LOS ANGELES, April 26: Taffy Entertainment has named Marc Grossmann as director of public relations, reporting to Cynthia Money, the president of worldwide consumer products and marketing. In his new role, Grossmann will be charged with overseeing worldwide publicity, advertising …

LONDON/STOCKHOLM, April 26: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has promoted Lars Mossing to general manager of MTV Networks Nordic, effective May 5, reporting to Dan Ligtvoet, the executive VP and managing director of MTV Networks Benelux and MTV Networks Nordic. Mossing …

NEW YORK, April 26: Logo, MTV Networks’ cable channel for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender viewers, launched the first episode of The Big Gay Sketch Show on its mobile phone service prior to its television premiere. This is the first …