World Screen

QUINCY/PRINCETON: Atlantic Broadband, Grande Communications and RCN have announced partnerships with Netflix to enable their customers to find and watch content from Netflix through the same set-top box used to watch live TV. The Netflix App will be integrated into the TiVo service distributed by the providers. Customers to either …

EL SEGUNDO: The quantity of movie content on U.S. basic cable reached a three-year high in 2013, accounting for nearly 15 percent of all air time, according to a new report from IHS Technology. A total of 89,623 hours of movie content was shown on U.S. basic cable last year. …

NEW YORK: Alongside its slate of returning series, MTV has announced several new additions to its schedule, including the Alaska-based Slednecks. At its upfront presentation in New York, MTV revealed the new half-half docuseries Slednecks, about a group of "outdoor tough" friends living in the wilds of Alaska. One Bad …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Saturday Night Live alum and recent Late Night host Seth Meyers has been tapped to emcee the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing live on NBC this summer. Meyers, who is an Emmy winner, currently fronts Late Night with Seth Meyers at the Peacock, and was previously the head …

NEW YORK: BET Networks has unveiled the upcoming programming lineup for its two channels, BET and the music-focused Centric. BET’s new content includes The Start Up, a scripted series starring hip-hop performer Diggy Simmons as the founder of a lifestyle blog; Gone Gospel, where musical artists look to rebuild their …

SILVER SPRING: TLC has appointed Jack Tarantino and Elvia Van Es Oliva as the network's new VPs of production and development, respectively, for the West Coast. Both Tarantino and Van Es Oliva will work out of Los Angeles under Sandy Varo Jarrell, TLC's senior VP of production and development for …

NEW YORK: Magna Global is forecasting that U.S. media owners' advertising revenues will grow by 6 percent this year to $168 billion, an increase from its previous forecast of 5.5 percent, thanks to the World Cup, mid-term elections and other non-recurring events taking place in 2014. The key drivers include …

LOS ANGELES: FOX is prepping a three-hour live production based on the musical Grease for its 2015 schedule. Tentatively titled Grease Live, the live broadcast will reintroduce the music and story of the iconic production to a new generation. It is based on the 1971 Broadway musical of the same …

NEW YORK: Yahoo has revealed the first of its new original long-form shows, which includes an off-beat comedy from Mike Tollin (One Tree Hill) and Bryan Gordon (Curb Your Enthusiasm). There are two original comedies joining Yahoo!'s lineup of long-form programming. Other Space is a galactic adventure set in the …

STUDIO CITY: Hallmark Channel is launching an authenticated service to deliver its programming for viewers on iPhones, iPads and Android-based smartphones and tablets with the Hallmark Channel Everywhere app. The app will feature full-length episodes of Hallmark Channel's prime-time scripted series, including Cedar Cove; daytime and lifestyle series, such as …