World Screen

SANTA MONICA: GSN has given the go-ahead to 40 episodes of Winsanity, a new original game show that will be presented by actor and comedian Donald Faison (Scrubs). Each half-hour episode of Winsanity will see a contestant attempt to rank ten surprising facts in numerical order from lowest to highest. …

NEW YORK: A+E Networks and iHeartMedia have added to the lineup of artists performing for the special event Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America, which airs tonight. The concert, inspired by the response of the Mother Emanuel family members in Charleston, South Carolina, where nine …

NEW YORK: As the fall TV season is in full swing, U.S. television advertising sales in October set a record as the best month this year and the strongest performance for broadcast TV since January 2014, according to global data company Standard Media Index (SMI). Total ad bookings in the …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: The writer/director/producer team of Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, who are behind the Harold & Kumar franchise, have entered into a multiyear first-look TV deal with Lionsgate. The first project as part of their deal with Lionsgate TV is the upcoming single-camera comedy Fair and Balanced (ABC). The …

LOS ANGELES: Cinedigm has taken ownership of 85 percent of CONtv, a multiplatform OTT service geared toward the Comic-Con community, with Wizard World retaining a 10 percent interest. Wizard World had previously held a 42.5 percent interest in the service. Wizard World will remain an event and marketing partner for …

LOS ANGELES: Fox Networks Group (FNG) has teamed up with Tony Sella, a former chief creative officer at 20th Century Fox Film, to establish AKS Content, a new joint venture meant to develop original content, integrations and promotions to help brands reach viewers. Under the partnership, Sella will work across FNG's …

LOS ANGELES: The ABC Television Network has extended its contract with dick clark productions and the Miss America Organization to air The Miss America Competition through 2018. The new agreement for the domestic broadcast rights of The Miss America Competition adds three years to the existing contract, which was scheduled …

LOS ANGELES: Endemol Shine North America and Just Entertainment have partnered with Hologram USA to develop TV programming featuring holographic projections of international performers. Through the deal, Just Entertainment and Endemol Shine North America have exclusive rights to develop select TV programming using Hologram USA’s patented technology and life rights …

NEW YORK: CBS Television Network’s digital SVOD service CBS All Access has launched on the new Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote. Amazon Fire TV users can now watch more than 7,500 episodes from current and previous seasons of popular series and classic shows on demand. They …

NEW YORK: Peacock Productions has prepped an hour-long prime-time special for NBC that gives an exclusive look backstage at the preparations for the upcoming TV event The Wiz Live! The Making of The Wiz Live! is set to air on November 25 at 8 p.m. on NBC. The hour-long special …