World Screen

NEW YORK: Cozi TV, a brand-new 24-hour network airing on the digital channels of NBC Owned Television Stations, launched yesterday with a lineup of iconic TV series, hit movies and original programming. On January 1, Cozi TV debuted on the digital channels of the ten NBC-owned stations, serving the largest markets in …

NEW YORK: This year EPIX is slated to release an app, featuring access to more than 3,000 titles, on PlayStation 3 (PS3) and another on PlayStation Vita (PS Vita). The app will include new releases in high-definition such as Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol, The Hunger Games and Thor, to name a few. …

DOHA: Al Jazeera has made a major push into the U.S. cable market with the purchase of Current TV, which it plans to replace with its own network, a move that led Time Warner Cable to drop the channel all together. “We are proud and pleased that Al Jazeera, the award-winning …

NEW YORK: The U.S. arts network Ovation has been dropped from the Time Warner Cable lineup, despite a petition signed by more than 25,000 Americans that urges the operator to keep the channel. Ovation solicited a petition online at the website KeepOvation.com, notching up 25,000 signatures to express dismay about …

NEW YORK: The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has scored a deal to offer NBCUniversal’s entire portfolio of broadcast and cable content to its members, including on-demand offerings. The agreement covers retransmission consent for NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations. It also sees the continued carriage of all NBCU’s cable networks. The …

SILVER SPRING: Redrum, a new crime drama featuring reverse storytelling, is scheduled to premiere on Investigation Discovery (ID) later this month. Produced by Stephen David Entertainment, Redrum works its way backwards from the scene of a crime to the true motive behind the murder. The show, which uses stylized recreations, …

SAN FRANCISCO: CBS Connect, an iPad app that gives users access to real-time social conversation and synched second-screen features, is now available in the iTunes App Store. Similar to the CBS Connect social hub on CBS.com, the CBS Connect app includes Twitter and Facebook conversations for a number of CBS shows …

SEATTLE: Previous seasons of hit shows from A&E, Bio., HISTORY and Lifetime are being made available on the Prime Instant Video service, thanks to a deal between A+E Networks and Amazon. Shows such as Pawn Stars, Storage Wars and Dance Moms join the Prime Instant Video catalogue, which currently boasts …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Following on a previous partnership that saw the production of Killing Lincoln, National Geographic Channel is again working with Scott Free Productions to produce a two-hour film based on a best-selling book from Bill O’Reilly, this time with Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot. The collaboration follows on …

GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE: The Greater Fort Lauderdale Office of Film & Entertainment, in partnership with the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, is scheduled to host a luncheon for television executives during NATPE later this month. The event is invitation-only. Many of the U.S. and international executives in attendance …