World Screen

NEW YORK: Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp., led by Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky, has raised $325 million through an initial public offering, which is more than it expected. The pair had hoped to sell 25 million units at $10 per unit, planning to raise $250 million. The IPO closed with …

LOS ANGELES: A new multi-year licensing deal sees hundreds of movies from the Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution library airing commercial-free on the Starz and Encore premium channels. The agreement also includes associated HD, on-demand and authenticated online offerings. Titles included as part of the pact are Big Momma’s House, …

LOS ANGELES: Showtime has signed a two-year overall deal with Scott Buck, the showrunner and executive producer of Dexter. Buck is currently in development on a number of projects for the premium cable channel, including supervising the script for Matthew Specktor’s novel American Dream Machine. Dexter‘s Michael C. Hall will …

TORONTO: Seasons one and two of 9 Story Entertainment’s prime-time animated comedy Fugget About It are set to run in the U.S. on Hulu and Hulu Plus as an exclusive series. The show was originally developed for the TELETOON at Night Pilot Project. It was created by Nicholas Tabarrok and …

LOS ANGELES: Hulu has revealed details on ten new shows it plans to roll out this year, four of which are originals. The Awesomes is an adult animated comedy inspired by the comedy of co-creators Seth Meyers (Saturday Night Live) and Michael Shoemaker (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon). It marks …

NEW YORK: Second quarter revenues of $3.7 billion show an 11-percent gain year on year for CBS Corporation, with growth led by a 22-percent increase in content licensing and distribution revenues. Ad revenues were up 5 percent, partly due to the timing of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Affiliate and subscription …

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has secured an exclusive first-look agreement with The Cartel to develop, produce and distribute TV projects, including series and movies of the week. As part of the agreement, eOne will produce and handle the worldwide distribution for all TV projects. The companies have already lined up several …

BURBANK: The hit Disney Channel original movie Teen Beach Movie is headed to ABC Family, airing as part of the network’s annual Summer Crush programming event. The Disney Channel premiere of Teen Beach Movie delivered July’s number one telecast among kids 2 to 11, 6 to 11 and 9 to …

NEW YORK: Viacom reported a 20-percent increase in net income for its fiscal third quarter, lifted by higher affiliate fees at its cable channels and an increase in ad revenues. For the period ended June 30, operating income was $1.09 billion. Revenue increased 14 percent to $3.69 billion, with higher …

SAN BRUNO: YouTube is planning to open a new production center in New York next year, building out from its bases in London, Los Angeles and Tokyo. The move was announced during a keynote address at the online production conference VidCon. Dubbed YouTube Space NY, the studio will be located …