World Screen

NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable is offering entire seasons of select NBC prime-time shows, including Parks & Recreation and Parenthood, on demand to digital customers. The full-season catch-up for NBC features all of the episodes of the latest seasons of a number …

PREMIUM: Daytime television formats, branded entertainment and digital extensions are some of the key growth areas in the format business, Kees Abrahams, the president of international production at Sony Pictures Television, tells World Screen. The first Hollywood studio to embrace …

DOHA: Al Jazeera English has been added to the roster of news channels available from Denmark’s YouSee. The channel will initially be available to 1 million households free during March, before joining the YouSee Favorite channel package. The 24-hour news …

NORWALK: CABLEready has scored a number of pre-MIPTV sales and renewal agreements for more than 470 hours of programming, including first-time deals with Russia’s Red Media and Latin America’s Sun Channel. Red Media snapped up The Minimalist for its kitchen …

LONDON: After 24 years at FremantleMedia Asia, Patrick Schult is exiting his role as CEO. Schult says he will pursue new interests and a different career path, though he will work with FremantleMedia to ensure the smooth transition to a …

MIAMI: On-demand movie channel eurocinema has teamed up with Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Diva.AG to produce The First Annual Scandinavian On Demand Film Festival, which is set to debut to North American viewers on May 1. The on-demand …

PREMIUM: Adrian Sarbu, president and CEO of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), tells World Screen about the potential for sharing expertise and resources with Time Warner, which yesterday upped its stake in the company. Prices of Central European Media Enterprises’ …

LOS ANGELES: Endemol USA is to co-develop and produce a live interactive web series in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) and marketing agency Hill Holliday. The online experience will include a casting call for a dream job in Major League …

SHANGHAI: Tudou, a leading video-sharing site in China, has scored a deal with Disney Media Distribution to bring a number of U.S. series to the Chinese online video audience. Viewers will be able to access complete episodes and all seasons …

LOS ANGELES: Following on the success of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, another member of the famed reality-TV family is getting their own show on E!, with a new series focused on Khloé Kardashian and her basketball player husband, Lamar …