World Screen

NEW YORK, February 27: Viacom’s Comedy Central network will launch Web Shows, a new on-air half-hour late-night series featuring original broadband programming from its website and from AtomFilms, on March 5 at 2 a.m. The new series marks the network’s …

LONDON, February 27: A poll commissioned by the British independent producers association Pact has shown that parents in the U.K. place a high value on locally produced content for their kids. The poll, conducted by YouGov, sampled 2,551 adults across …

DURHAM, February 27: Motricity, a provider of mobile content services, today announced the completion of $50 million in equity funding from billionaire investor Carl Icahn. Motricity also announced the appointment of Brett Icahn, an investment analyst with Icahn Associates and …

LONDON, February 27: The BBC Trust has given its provisional approval to Freesat, the public broadcaster’s proposed free digital satellite service. The BBC has drawn up a plan for Freesat to be operated as a joint venture with the U.K.’s …

NEW YORK, February 27: CBS Corporation has reported a fourth-quarter profit of $335 million, versus last year’s loss of $9.1 billion, while full-year profit rose to $1.7 billion from a $7.1 billion loss for 2005. "CBS' first year out of …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, February 26: Cindy Rose has been appointed senior VP and managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG). Rose will manage all aspects of WDIG's European regional operations, which encompass …

BOSTON, February 26: American Public Television (APT) has released two “green”-focused programs—the lifestyle series Cultivating Life and the dining series The Endless Feast—for broadcast on public television stations across the U.S. Cultivating Life is currently airing on public television stations …

PALO ALTO, February 26: Azureus has reached a deal that will bring content from National Geographic Ventures (NGV) to its Zudeo digital media platform. Since launching in December, Azureus, which specializes in the distribution of large files over the Internet, …

HILVERSUM, February 26: Endemol International has struck a range of deals on a new 30-minute documentary on Anna Nicole Smith, produced by its U.K. subsidiary Initial, including one with Sat.1 in Germany. The German broadcaster aired the special, entitled Anna …

LONDON, February 26: ITN Source, formerly ITN Archive, has struck an exclusive worldwide distribution deal with Australia’s Nine Network for the representation of the commercial broadcaster’s complete news catalog, including content from National Nine News, Nightline, A Current Affair, The …