World Screen

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: A total of 12 U.S. cable companies and 10 studios are teaming to invest $10 million this year to drive usage of the Movies On Demand service. The consortium of entertainment companies first came together last year to promote …

SCOTTSDALE: In-Stat research indicates that 30 percent of U.S. homes with pay-TV subscriptions could cancel those services in the future and switch to free online TV platforms. The number of U.S. pay-TV subs gained 0.15 percent in 2010, In-Stat says, indicating that …

CULVER CITY: Principal photography is under way on the world’s first native 3D war documentary, set to air as a four-hour mini-series this fall on 3net. The Civil War 3D will take viewers back in time to retell the war’s …

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: A number of member pavilions will be seen at DISCOP East for the first time, including the China-based SARFT and U.S.-based IFTA, while country-focused pavilions include Korea, Italy and Spain, among others. The 19th edition of DISCOP East …

LOS ANGELES: The new reality series Same Name, which sees celebrities trading places with strangers bearing their same name, has been picked up by CBS for its summer schedule. Each one-hour episode watches as a well-known personality switches places with …

NEW YORK: Doug Rousso has been appointed as chief technology officer for the CBS Corporation, a newly created position in which he will oversee infrastructure technologies across the company. Rousso joins CBS on Monday and will report to Joseph Ianniello, executive VP and …

LOS ANGELES: Toei Animation has announced several L&M deals in Latin America for Dragon Ball, Digimon and Sailor Moon. For Dragon Ball, deals have been closed with Brazil’s Riclan for bubble gum and lollypops; Mexico’s Neolingo for toys; El Salvador’s Productos Alimenticios …

CINCINNATI: Procter & Gamble and Walmart are working on five more family movies for this year, after kicking off their Family Movie Night initiative one year ago. Family Movie Night films sponsored by P&G and Walmart kicked off April 16, …

LONDON/SANTA MONICA: Content Media Corporation has extended its co-ownership and distribution pact with reality production outfit Collins Avenue, which has just secured a commission from Animal Planet for the taxidermy docu-series Romance is Dead. Content first got into business with Jeff …

TEL AVIV: FremantleMedia’s Dutch production arm, Blue Circle, will produce a local version of Armoza Formats’ factual-entertainment title Connected for NED3. Armoza inked the deal with NCRV, whose head of formats, William Hoes, says that casting is under way for …