World Screen

LOS ANGELES: FOX’s new fall season kicks off on September 20 with the season premiere of House, followed by the debut of the new drama Lonestar, set against the backdrop of big Texas oil. The following day—Tuesday, September 21—the hit …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s policy on indecency, calling it a violation of the First Amendment. In the ruling, the court said that the FCC’s indecency rules …

NEW YORK: The World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands garnered a total of 24.3 million viewers in the U.S. on ABC and Univision, making it the most-watched soccer game in the country’s TV history, according to data from …

SANTA MONICA: Shevick*Zupon Entertainment is a brand-new reality-TV production company and licensing firm that just launched and already has sold two projects, one to Syfy and another to GSN. The newly formed production house is looking to create unscripted programming, …

NEW YORK: Verizon FiOS TV has expanded its Spanish-language offerings with the addition of Fox International Channels’ Utilisima U.S. The lifestyle channel is broadcast 100 percent in Spanish. Its programming spans genres such as food, home improvement, health and beauty, …

NEW YORK: Peacock Capital, the joint investment fund operated by GE Capital’s Media, Communications & Entertainment business and NBC Universal, has invested $2 million in Vivox, a Boston-based provider of voice chat services for social applications including online games and virtual …

LONDON: BSkyB has completed its acquisition of Virgin Media Television (VMtv), which has now been renamed Living TV Group. The deal with Virgin Media brings to the Sky fold LIVING, LIVINGit, Challenge, Challenge Jackpot, Bravo, Bravo 2 and Virgin1 and their …

PARIS: Universal Pictures International Entertainment and StudioCanal have extended their international sales agreement for a further two years, while another deal sees NBC Universal International Television Distribution continuing to distribute StudioCanal’s theatrical titles internationally. Under the terms of the first …

LONDON: The new channel Five HD has joined the lineup of Sky and Virgin Media, with a programming roster that includes the live entertainment show Don’t Sop Believing. Don’t Stop Believing, hosted by Emma Bunton (a.k.a. Baby Spice of the …

LOS ANGELES: The third film in a trilogy of documentaries about David Lynch is to be funded through submissions from fans, who will each receive a limited edition self-portrait of the acclaimed director. Lynch has donated to the production team a …