World Screen

LOS ANGELES: MUSL TV (Muscle, Ultra-Sports and Lifestyle) is a new 24-hour HD linear network launching in the U.S. that will be focused on "physical culture," offering up original and acquired shows on athletic challenges, fitness modeling, power cooking and more. The …

LOS ANGELES: Discovery has canceled its plans to air a reenactment of the autopsy on Michael Jackson’s body, which had been set to air in several countries across Western Europe and in the U.K. this month.  Discovery says the show, …

SINGAPORE: SPE Networks — Asia has formed a joint venture with CU Media—a division of the cable MSO C&M—to manage and operate the AXN channel brand in South Korea. With the new JV, AXN Korea, which features English-language shows subtitled into …

CALGARY: Shaw Communications has ramped up its 3D offerings, with titles from the Disney library such as Bolt and Chicken Little now available on demand and coverage of two special match-ups from the National Hockey League (NHL). The 3D classic …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Some 65 percent of Internet users have paid to access some form of online content, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, but only 16 percent have paid for videos, movies or TV shows. Pew surveyed 755 …

NEW YORK: As 2010 comes to a close, World Screen Newsflash takes a look back at some of the stories that defined the year in media, and what they could mean for trends in 2011. CHANNELS VS. PLATFORMS, REDUX There …

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast doubled the amount of movies available on demand that were released the same day as the DVD in 2010. The service provided customers more than 200 day-and-date movies in 2010, more than double the amount from 2009. Comcast …

SILVER SPRING: The Breakthrough Entertainment-produced series Greatest Tank Battles has been scheduled on Military Channel for a January 5 debut, kicking off the first of ten one-hour episodes at 10 p.m. The show uses ultra-realistic CGI animation to recount the …

NEW YORK: Customers of Verizon’s FiOS TV who have an Apple iPad can now download and use a free mobile application that allows them to manage their DVRs and browse VOD content remotely, turning their tablet device into a remote …

NEW YORK: An exclusive presentation of The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway, featuring Paul Reubens, is set for 2011 on HBO. The HBO presentation will tape at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre New York this January, immediately following the conclusion of …