World Screen

SYDNEY, February 26: At the Australian International Documentary Conference in Adelaide, public broadcaster ABC TV launched an A$800,000 ($635,000) initiative with the South Australian Film Commission to produce a landmark special or series for a prime-time slot. "This is a …

SILVER SPRING, February 26: The Discovery Channel will premiere The Lost Tomb of Jesus, a documentary executive produced by James Cameron revealing new scientific evidence supporting the possible find of the tomb of Jesus of Nazareth and his family, on …

ENGLEWOOD, February 26: EchoStar’s DISH Network satellite TV service will offer the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup live on pay per view to its subscribers, with coverage of the event beginning on March 5. Available to DISH Network subscribers for …

SAN ANTONIO, February 26: Scripps Networks' linear, high-definition and on-demand programming will be available as part of AT&T’s U-verse TV lineup, the two companies announced today. Under the agreement, AT&T will deliver HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living TV …

LONDON, February 26: BabyFirst, a 24/7 commercial-free television channel dedicated to babies and toddlers, launched in the U.K. today exclusively on BSkyB. First launched in May 2006, BabyFirst is available to 59 million households in the U.S. and Mexico. With …

DUBLIN, February 26: Channel 6, the Irish entertainment network that launched a year ago, has licensed the first-run free-TV rights to Heroes from NBC Universal International Television Distribution. The hit NBC series, which has already delivered strong ratings for Seven …

SAN FRANCISCO, February 26: Peer-to-peer network BitTorrent today officially launched its download platform that lets users rent or buy titles from a slate of content providers, including the newest addition, MGM. The BitTorrent Entertainment Network at BitTorrent.com features downloadable content …

NEW YORK, February 26: CBS Corporation has made an investment in the virtual world content developer The Electric Sheep Company as part of a strategic alliance announced between the two companies today. The alliance is intended to help CBS further …

LONDON, February 26: If Virgin Media and BSkyB are unable to reach a carriage renewal for five Sky networks this week, the satellite operator’s profits could be cut by as much as £15 million to£20 million. Sky said in a …

NEW YORK, February 26: U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Univision Communications is being fined $24 million by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the New York Times reported this weekend, over a kids’ show that was mischaracterized as being educational. The children’s novela, …