World Screen

LOS ANGELES: BET Networks and Telepictures are partnering on a new daily talk show, The Keke Palmer Project (working title), which is slated for a July launch on the channel. The daytime series will be hosted by singer/actress/activist Keke Palmer, who will be covering a variety of topics, including social …

NEW YORK: Viacom vet Matt Califano has been named Spike TV’s new VP of program scheduling. In his new role, Califano will plan and execute the network’s program scheduling and acquisitions strategy. He’ll also oversee the day-to-day operations supporting distribution models such as HD, VOD, DTO and 3D, as well …

SEATTLE: A new licensing agreement between Amazon and HBO makes Prime Instant Video the exclusive online-only subscription home for a range of HBO programming, including True Blood. For the first time ever, HBO series such as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Big Love, Deadwood, Eastbound & Down, Family …

NEW YORK: According to Experian Marketing Services, an estimated 7.6 million U.S. homes are considered cord-cutters, an increase of 44 percent in the past four years. Experian's cross-device video analysis shows that 48 percent of all U.S. adults and 67 percent of young adults watch streaming or downloaded video during …

NEW YORK: AOL and Miramax have entered into an agreement to bring full-length films to U.S. viewers for streaming free of charge. The partnership sees the launch of a new Movies experience that will be featured across The AOL On Network. The agreement spans Miramax cult classics, comedies, dramas, family …

LOS ANGELES: Maker Studios is teaming up with the lifestyle brand NYLON to collaborate on original programming, the first of which will be the drama Oh, You Pretty Things!, starring Francesca Eastwood. Maker and NYLON will be working on originals for the NYLON TV YouTube channel and other cross-platform ventures. …

NEW YORK: Morgan Spurlock, his production company Warrior Poets, Virgil Films and Abramorama have partnered in an effort to acquire and release fiction and documentary features theatrically and on cable VOD under the banner Morgan Spurlock Presents. The first two films to be distributed under the banner are the docs …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, which is available with subtitles in Spanish, Mandarin and French, Broad City executive producer Amy Poehler and creators and stars Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson discuss the Comedy Central series.   The comedy Broad City was originally a web series before getting the TV …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central has greenlit CC:Studios' digital series This Is Not Happening for broadcast on the network. The eight-episode series is slated for a fall premiere. It marks the channel's first pickup of a series developed by the in-house creative initiative CC:Studios. This Is Not Happening is executive produced …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Karen Bonck, an experienced branded entertainment exec, has become the senior VP of branded partnerships for Debmar-Mercury. In her new role, Bonck will work out of New York City under Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus, co-presidents of Debmar-Mercury. She will be charged with the creation and execution …