World Screen

NEW YORK: A new report from PwC forecasts that sports media rights in North America will grow to $17.1 billion in 2017 from $11.8 billion in 2012, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 7.7 percent. The new PwC Sports Outlook, At the gate and beyond, notes that sports remain …

LOS ANGELES: Kira Carstensen has been appointed as executive producer and president of commercials for the newly established U.S. arm of Pulse Films, which recently formed a partnership with VICE Media. In her new post, Carstensen will be expected to help expand Pulse Films' domestic presence and commercials and branded …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has said it will consider applications by international investors who wish to own more than 25 percent of U.S. broadcast license holders. A 1934 law limits foreign ownership of U.S.-organized entities that control broadcast licensees to 25 percent. The FCC says it will …

NEW YORK: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of John F. Kennedy, CBSNews.com is slated to stream CBS News' broadcast reports of the tragedy and the following days. The online streaming will begin on Friday, November 22 at 1:48 p.m. and will end with the President's funeral on …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has signed up to co-produce Working the Engels, a single-camera comedy from Halfire-CORE Entertainment and Shaw Media. Halfire-CORE Entertainment is a joint venture between Halfire Entertainment, founded by former eOne exec Noreen Halpern, and CORE Media Group, headed by ex-NBC exec Marc Graboff. The series stars Andrea …

LOS ANGELES: HBO has tapped The Daily Show's John Oliver for a weekly topical comedy series slated to launch in 2014. The new show will offer a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events on Sunday nights. Oliver has been part of The Daily Show team …

LOS ANGELES: Next month AXS TV in the U.S. is scheduled to air the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which is being presented by Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress Claire Danes. The 90-minute concert is taking place in Norway at the Oslo Spektrum arena on Wednesday, December 11. It will be …

LOS ANGELES: In what is being billed as the largest off-network deal in TV history, FXX has landed the exclusive cable, VOD and non-linear rights to FOX's The Simpsons, now in its 25th season on the network and recently renewed for a 26th. The deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television …

SANTA MONICA: Next month GSN is slated to begin airing episodes of Shop 'Til You Drop, a popular game show that was broadcast by a variety of networks from 1991 to 2005. Presented by Pat Finn and co-host Dee Bradley Baker, Shop 'Til You Drop watches as two teams test …

CULVER CITY: Streaming content on a Connected TV device is nearly as popular as watching live TV in prime time according to a survey of 18- to 49-year-olds conducted by video site Crackle in association with Frank N. Magid Associates. “Viewing habits are quickly evolving and Connected TV is going …