World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Angela Bassett is making her directorial debut with the Lifetime original movie Whitney Houston (working title). The movie is scheduled for a 2015 world premiere. It will chronicle the relationship between the iconic singer and Bobby Brown, from the time they first met to the height of their …

NEW YORK: Social-media interest in The CW’s new series The Flash has been quickly building momentum since being unveiled by the younger-skewing broadcast network last week, with the show already leading all the newly announced series in terms of Facebook and Twitter activity, according to media research firm The WIT. …

NEW YORK: The ranking of the top 10 highest-paid CEOs of 2013 features a slew of media and entertainment execs, including CBS's Leslie Moonves, coming in at number two. Moonves was second on the list, which was calculated by The Associated Press and executive-pay research firm Equilar, at $65.6 million. …

LONDON: Banijay Group's new production division Banijay Studios North America has hired Caroline Baumgard, who previously served as executive VP of development at Endemol USA, as its chief creative officer. This marks the first key hire for the new unit, led by David Goldberg. Goldberg was formerly the chairman and …

LONDON: Shine International now has its own branded channel on the streaming platform Roku, offering more than 200 hours of content in the U.S. Programs on the channel, which is called Shine Now, will be available at no cost with advertising, or ad-free for a small fee. Multi-genre titles include …

NEW YORK/SEATTLE: Paul G. Allen's Vulcan Productions and Morgan Spurlock's Cinelan are collaborating on the production and distribution of 20 short films focused on the U.S. economy. The films are meant to help viewers better understand America's economic policies. They will feature commentary from such financial experts as John Steele …

LOS ANGELES: The Television Critics Association (TCA) has unveiled the nominees for the 30th annual TCA Awards, led by Breaking Bad and newcomer True Detective. By network, CBS leads the way with nine nominations; HBO has eight; FX holds seven; and Fox finishes with six. In the category for individual …

LOS ANGELES: HBO has given an 18-episode straight-to-series order to the comedy Vice Principals, which comes from Eastbound & Down creators Danny McBride and Jody Hill. The series will focus on a high school and the people who sort of run it, the vice principals. McBride will star and executive …

LOS ANGELES: Benjamin Tappan, who was previously the senior VP of Giant Pictures, has been tapped to serve as the senior VP of television at Landscape Entertainment. Tappan was at Giant Pictures during its four-year deal with 20th Century Fox. He oversaw the development of such projects as A Good …

LOS ANGELES: Kevin Reilly is stepping down as the chairman of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC), announcing today that he will leave the network by the end of next month. Reilly has been with FOX since 2007, and was named chairman of entertainment in 2012. No successor has been …