World Screen

NEW YORK, January 4: Next New Networks, a new online entertainment company co-founded by former Nickelodeon president and MTV Networks vice chairman Herb Scannell, has received $8 million in funding from Spark Capital, a digital media venture capital firm. The …

SANTA CLARA/MARINA DEL REY, January 4: Via an alliance between Intel Corporation and CinemaNow, users of Intel technology-based media PCs, such as those with Intel Viiv technology, can legally download and record major motion picture movie content to DVD discs …

NEW YORK, January 4: According to CNN, CBS is asking for $2.6 million per 30-second spot during the Super Bowl on February 4, up from last year’s record-breaking $2.5 million per spot on ABC. John Bogusz, the executive VP for …

UNIVERSAL CITY, January 3: NBC Universal International Television Distribution has promoted Don McGregor, Carolyn Stalins and Martine Meunier in its European sales offices. In London, Don McGregor has been promoted from VP to senior VP, sales liaison, and will manage …

LONDON, January 3: Annelles van de Belt, the former director of new media at the Telegraph Media Group, has been appointed managing director of ITV’s broadband team. Van de Belt will lead the team to launch a comprehensive broadband portal …

TEL AVIV, January 3: Dori Media Group has reached a deal with Israeli cable platform HOT for the continued carriage of the telenovela networks VIVA and VIVA Platina. VIVA is carried as part of HOT’s basic package and VIVA Platina …

LONDON, January 3: Disney Channel shows are now available for viewing on mobile phones by Orange subscribers in the U.K. Mobile phone users with 3G handsets will be able to view a selection of full live action episodes or animated …

ENGLEWOOD, January 3: Starz Entertainment has acquired a range of music programming from Eagle Rock Entertainment for Vongo, its subscription video download service. The deal brings 38 full-length Eagle Rock concerts to the service, adding to the hundreds of other …

LOS ANGELES, January 3: First Look Pictures has taken on the U.S. theatrical distribution rights to Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters, the feature film based on the popular Aqua Teen Hunger Force series that airs on …

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 3: On January 15, in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, AmericanLife TV Network will premiere the documentary A Journey To Darfur, featuring George Clooney and his father, reporter Nick Clooney, on their visit to …