World Screen

LONDON: Turner Broadcasting has created an immersive social media campaign surrounding the kids’ comedy series The Amazing World of Gumball, ahead of the show’s launch on Cartoon Network. The series, done in 2D and 3D animation within a live-action setting, …

NEW DELHI: Expanding its bouquet of offerings in India, ESPN STAR Sports has launched the 24-hour HD channels ESPN HD and STAR Cricket HD. The services launched today, with both channels available on Videocon d2h and STAR Cricket HD securing further …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has taken on representation for the British label Odyssey and the Australian distributor Shock Entertainment to handle sales for DVD and digital platforms throughout the U.K. and Ireland. The Odyssey label features titles such as Gone …

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network has entered into a development deal with Angry Filmworks, behind the hit Transformers film trilogy, to create a live-action movie based on the animated Captain Planet and the Planeteers brand. Producer Don Murphy and partner Susan Montford …

NEW YORK: The NBCUniversal archival content collection has been made available for consumer purchase through the newly launched NBCUniversalArchives.com portal. The website, designed and controlled by NBC News, includes collections from across a number of NBCUniversal’s divisions, including Universal Pictures, Telemundo, …

LOS ANGELES: A new deal signed by Debmar-Mercury sees the hit FOX series Hell’s Kitchen available exclusively on Hulu, with past seasons headed to the Hulu Plus subscription service and new episodes offered on the free, ad-supported portal. The first …

SILVER SPRING: Acorn Media Group’s newly launched Acorn TV service offers a number of hit British mysteries and dramas, including Upstairs Downstairs and Agatha Christie’s Poirot, for streaming to U.S. audiences. The launch lineup includes titles such as Brideshead Revisited, …

NEW YORK: Frances Berwick, the president of Bravo Media, has added to her remit oversight of the Style Network. NBCUniversal has promoted Berwick to president of Bravo and Style Media. The new post sees Berwick, a 15-year veteran on Bravo …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has been appointed to serve as the licensing agent for The Football Association (The FA), representing the England and The FA Cup brands. BBC Worldwide will work to secure and manage licensees across a range of categories …

SCOTTSDALE: Mobile video consumption is forecast to exceed 693 billion minutes by 2015, according to new research from In-Stat. In-Stat finds that nearly two-thirds of smartphone owners have used their device to watch video. That number climbs to nearly 86 …