World Screen

HOLLYWOOD: Mance Media has snapped up the domestic and international rights for Forev, a romantic comedy led by Noël Wells, who recently joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (SNL). Mance Media will be releasing Forev on DVD and Blu-ray on May 1. The company is also managing the U.S. …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is delivering a keynote address at the 2014 NAB Show in Las Vegas. On April 8 at 9 a.m., Wheeler will take to the stage to provide insight into his views on broadcasting and what his expectations are …

SEATTLE: Amazon and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) have agreed to a content licensing partnership that will see Prime Instant Video streaming past seasons of MTV’s Teen Wolf, along with a host of classic films. The popular series will air exclusively on Amazon’s online-only subscription home. The deal will also make available …

LOS ANGELES: Showtime has ordered a fifth season of Shameless and a fourth season of House of Lies, with a 12-episode order for each to air in 2015.  Along with the previously announced renewal of Episodes, Showtime is bringing back its full winter Sunday night lineup. The trio currently anchor …

SALT LAKE CITY: A federal judge in Utah has blocked the controversial TV streaming outfit Aereo from operating in several states, ahead of a U.S. Supreme court hearing in April. The U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball in Salt Lake City issued a preliminary injunction, ruling that Aereo's retransmission of video …

NEW YORK: Bravo Media is moving forward on its first original scripted series, Marti Noxon's Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. Lisa Edelstein (House), Janeane Garofalo (Reality Bites) and Beau Garrett (Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior) are attached to star in the hour-long series, which has been picked up for 13 episodes for …

STUDIO CITY: Nina Tassler has been elevated to chairman of CBS Entertainment, signing a new contract with the company that extends through 2017. In her expanded post, Tassler will lead the network's entertainment programming across prime time, daytime and late night. She is also charged with program development in all …

TAMPA: Edward Jung has become the CEO for the U.S. and international divisions of Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC), a mixed martial arts organization. As CEO, Jung will be charged with managing all of XFC U.S., Canada and XFC International businesses, including strategic partnership and business development in North America and …

PHILADELPHIA/LOS GATOS: Netflix has agreed to pay Comcast to ensure that its movies and TV shows stream smoothly to customers of the cable provider. The agreement, which the parties say is "mutually beneficial," will provide Comcast's U.S. broadband customers with a high-quality Netflix video experience for years to come. The …

LOS ANGELES: Landscape Entertainment, which has elevated Tyler Mitchell to partner at the company, has extended its first-look arrangement with Entertainment One (eOne) Television. Mitchell joined Landscape in 2011 as head of feature films. In is new role, he will oversee Landscape's film and TV slates, which features projects in …