World Screen

NEW YORK: Comcast Corporation has signed a ten-year deal that provides for retransmission consent of CBS TV stations until 2020, among other aspects of the pact. The deal also includes carriage of CBS Corp. cable networks, such as the Showtime …

LONDON: Metrodome has confirmed that it is no longer in negotiations with Target Entertainment Group about the possibility of an acquisition. Metrodome has requested that its shares be restored to trading on AIM, following suspension on June 28. The company …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has shifted some of the premieres for its fall lineup, including an early launch for the new season of Parenthood. Parenthood will now launch on September 14, following America’s Got Talent. NBC will preview its new drama Outlaw …

BURBANK: Former ABC Family president Paul Lee has been appointed as the new ABC Entertainment chief. As the president of the ABC Entertainment group, Lee has oversight for all creative and business operations for ABC Studios, as well as all …

NEW YORK: U.S. president Barack Obama’s appearance on the daytime talk show The View garnered some 6.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen figures. The previous record for The View was 6.2 million, set the day after Obama won the presidential …

BEVERLY HILLS: Glee took home multiple wins at the 26th annual Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, including the top honor of Program on the Year. Glee was the only series to win …

MOUNTAIN VIEW: In the first half of this year, Google has spent $1.1 billion in acquiring 22 companies, including its recent purchase of the mobile ad service AdMob, which accounts for more than half of the sum. As part of …

VANCOUVER: Wilson Tang, whose credits include Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones, Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: Artificial Intelligence and Ang Lee’s The Hulk, has been signed to a first-look producing deal with Rainmaker Entertainment for developing and directing animated …

WARSAW: The FilmBox, FilmBox Extra, FilmBox Family and FilmBox HD channels are to join UPC in Poland on August 2. FilmBox, which is a Hollywood-style channel that features more than 400 movie titles, will be available in HD Max Package. …

LONDON: Ireland’s RTÉ Television has ordered a third season of the hit drama series Raw from Ecosse Films. The drama, set in a busy Dublin restaurant, has been a hit with Irish viewers, with the second series more than doubling …