World Screen

LOS ANGELES, January 17: The Golden Globes on NBC on Monday night out-rated the second part of the two-night, four-hour 24 premiere on FOX, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research. The annual awards for TV and film delivered …

HOLLYWOOD, January 16: For the second year in a row, ABC came out on top at last night’s Golden Globes, with Grey’s Anatomy winning best drama series and newcomer Ugly Betty snagging awards for best musical/comedy series and best actress …

LOS GATOS, January 16: The online movie rental company Netflix is launching a new feature that allows subscribers to download movies and TV series instead of waiting for the DVD to arrive in the mail. Netflix will make the new …

NEW YORK/LONDON, January 16: The global broadband TV service from Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström, the founders of the online telephony service Skype, will roll out this year under the brand name Joost. The platform was previously known as The …

SINGAPORE, January 16: The Media Development Authority has issued a commercial IPTV services license to SingNet, which is planning to roll out a platform later this year featuring a slate of HD channels from Mega Media. SingNet’s IPTV service will …

PASADENA, January 16: Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has extended his relationship with PBS through at least 2022, committing to produce a minimum of three major series like The War, slated to air this September, as well as several other …

LAS VEGAS, January 16: Canada’s CTV has become the first international broadcaster to come on board for On The Lot, FOX’s new unscripted series from Mark Burnett and Steven Spielberg. Burnett and Spielberg are actively searching for Canadian competitors for …

LOS ANGELES, January 16: MGM is extending its popular Stargate franchise with two movies, Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum, that will be made available for television broadcast and home entertainment release. Stargate SG-1, recently cancelled by SCI …

LONDON/BERLIN, January 16: MTV Networks International launched Comedy Central in Germany yesterday as a free-to-air service featuring a mix of local content and international programming. “The launch of Comedy Central is an important milestone in the development of MTV Networks’ …

LOS ANGELES, January 16: Taffy Entertainment has launched Kabillion, a multiplatform kids’ destination that includes a free broadband site and a video on demand channel. The service was developed in conjunction with REMIX Entertainment Ventures. It offers animated and live-action …