World Screen

LONDON, March 1: LIVING has acquired the new 22×1-hour supernatural crime thriller Blood Ties from Fireworks International for launch in the U.K. this summer. Blood Ties is set to launch on Lifetime in the U.S. this month and is expected …

LONDON, March 1: Howard Myers and Steve Wynne, who previously handled international production efforts at Buena Vista International Television and Warner Brothers International Television, respectively, have joined forces to launch the new British independent Rival Media. Myers was previously the …

NEW YORK/BLOOMINGTON, March 1: The Minnesota-based Mall of America has teamed up with Nickelodeon for the construction of the first-ever Nickelodeon-themed park, featuring new rides and attractions inspired by properties such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and Avatar: The …

LONDON, March 1: Following the acquisition of the Homechoice IPTV service, the Italy- and U.K.-based broadband, telephone and media company Tiscali has launched its new broadband and TV package, Tiscali TV, today in London and Stevenage, featuring, among others, adult …

BURBANK, March 1: Victoria Beckham, the wife of British soccer player David Beckham and a former Spice Girl, has signed a deal with NBC for a new 6×30-minute reality series from Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment for premiere this summer. Currently …

LONDON, March 1: Channel 4 is expanding its broadband VOD service 4oD, making all of its commissioned content available free-of-charge for seven days after its original broadcast, and introducing advertising opportunities. The 4oD platform launched in December offering some free …

CULVER CITY/BURBANK, March 1: Columbia Pictures has inked a deal to show an exclusive one-minute clip of the upcoming Spider-Man 3 during the broadcast of Heroes on Monday, with an extended six-minute clip due to premiere on NBC.com. The third …

LONDON, March 1: ITV has admitted that it inadvertently overcharged viewers who used the red button on their Sky set-top boxes to vote for contestants on the last season of The X Factor. Between October 14 and December 16, viewers …

HAMILTON, March 1: Central European Media Enterprises has announced fourth quarter revenues of $214.3 million, a 41 percent gain, while full-year revenues grew 50 percent to $603.1 million. Net income for the quarter, however, fell 24 percent to $26.2 million …

LONDON, March 1: A restructuring at MTV Networks International will result in the elimination of 250 jobs, the Viacom-owned operation said today, as part of a move to focus on high-growth businesses and markets and boost operating margins. Among those …