World Screen

NEW YORK: Spike TV is building out its sports lineup with the addition of GLORY Sports International kickboxing programming. The live sports programming will run as two-hour events in prime time on select Saturday nights on Spike. GLORY Sports International’s kickboxing fight series include multi-man tournaments, as well as traditional, single …

NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable is delivering the TWC TV app to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, delivering hundreds of live channels to viewers. Thanks to a deal with Microsoft, Time Warner Cable video subscribers who are also Xbox Live Gold members can watch up to 300 …

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has signed an exclusive multi-year streaming pact with Twentieth Century Fox Television for the comedy New Girl. The first season of New Girl is available for Netflix members to stream instantly starting today. Subsequent seasons of the comedy will be available to the service following the broadcast …

CHICAGO/NEWPORT: Tribune Company has closed an agreement with Local TV to acquire all 19 of its TV stations in 16 U.S. markets, for a total of $2.725 billion in cash. Combined with its current 23 stations, the transaction makes Tribune the country’s largest commercial TV station owner, with a total of …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2013 issue of World Screen.   CBS Television Studios produces the most-watched drama on American television, NCIS, its hit spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles, the popular CSI franchise and the critically acclaimed The Good Wife, as well as Elementary and Vegas, two of the …

LOS ANGELES: BoPaul Media Worldwide (BMW) has scored the global television and ancillary rights for Melvin Simon movies, which include the Porky’s teen comedy trilogy and The Stunt Man, led by Peter O’Toole. Spain’s Video Mercury is the copyrights holder of the 17-film catalogue as well as 7,000 other mostly-Spanish …

BURBANK: Robert Iger has been signed to an extended contract to remain as the CEO and chairman of The Walt Disney Company through June 30, 2016. Iger became the chief executive on September 30, 2005. Since this time, he has led the company to record financial results and significant growth …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: As part of its ongoing U.S. expansion strategy, Temple Street Productions has established an office in Los Angeles. Gerry McKean, the VP of factual entertainment, will be based in the new L.A. center. Reporting to McKean is Tayfun King, who has been hired to serve as the head …

LOS ANGELES: The world premiere of the Lifetime original movie Anna Nicole averaged 3.3 million total viewers, and was one of the most buzzed about programs in social media. The TV movie tells the rags-to-riches story of the supermodel and Playboy star who died tragically due to her own excesses. The …

LOS ANGELES: On-location filming in the Los Angeles area was up 9 percent in the second quarter, thanks to a boost from television production and web-based shows, according to Film L.A. Film L.A. called Q2 a period of recovery for filming on location in the city, as a five-year analysis …