World Screen

SILVER SPRING: Saturday Night Live cast member Andy Samberg has been tapped to host Discovery Channel’s 24th annual Shark Week celebration, serving as "chief shark officer" for the week-long event. Samberg will film on-air wraps for Shark Week, in addition …

ALVISO/ENGLEWOOD: TiVo has secured another victory in its long-running legal dispute with DISH Network, with a federal appeals court, in a 7-5 vote, upholding a previous ruling that the company violated TiVo’s time-warp technology patent. The suit dates back to …

ENGLEWOOD: DISH Network is offering instant, unlimited access to HBO and Cinemax titles via its online portal for customers who subscribe to the linear premium channels. DISH Network customers who subscribe to the HBO or Cinemax TV packages can view the …

LONDON: Coinciding with the upcoming Royal Wedding, etv media group will allow Facebook users to purchase Diana: A Tribute to the People’s Princess online with Facebook credits from April 21. The social gaming framework Gameshaper, which was developed by etv …

LOS ANGELES: Content Television has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the family film The Big Goofy Secret of Hidden Pines, in a deal with Harmony Gold. This is the fourth feature film produced by Harmony Gold that Content Television …

LONDON: The in-house drama lineup of new and returning series for CBBC includes The 4 O’Clock Club, Young Dracula, Sadie J and Tracy Beaker Returns. The 13×30-minute The 4 O’Clock Club features two brothers who attend the same school, each of …

BEVERLY HILLS: Production starts this week on Boss, an original drama from Starz and Lionsgate that features Kelsey Grammer playing a Machiavellian-type mayor of Chicago. Grammer (Frasier) will play Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, with a supporting cast that includes Connie …

MONACO: A total of 21 programs from 11 countries have been nominated for Golden Nymph awards, among them the U.S. comedies 30 Rock, Glee and Modern Family, at the 51st annual Monte Carlo Television Festival, which is scheduled for June …

LONDON: Turner Broadcasting is taking its British preschool channel Cartoonito across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, bringing the service to some 125 million homes in 112 territories. Cartoonito will roll out in a number of EMEA territories as a …

SYDNEY: A multi-title deal has been firmed up between Beyond Distribution and the Thai Public Broadcasting Service, with a raft of programming that includes Wild Animal Baby Explorers and more. The 52×15-minute Wild Animal Baby Explorers serves as an early …