World Screen

BURBANK: ESPN has gained the exclusive U.S. rights for Canadian Football League (CFL) games through a multiyear agreement that’s set to start with the 2014 season. The deal allows ESPN to present at least 86 games this season, with 17 or more matches (including the 102nd Grey Cup) televised on …

NEW YORK: Aereo has "paused" its service as it figures out its next steps in the wake of last week's Supreme Court ruling. Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision, ruling that Aereo was infringing on broadcasters' copyrights via its cloud-based DVR that delivered over-the-air signals to …

NEW YORK: FOX and NYTVF have teamed up for the seventh edition of their annual Comedy Script Contest, with the winning series being developed for pilot presentation at the network. This year’s contest comes with a twist: only alumni of past competitions are allowed to submit show concepts. NYTVF officials …

LOS ANGELES: FX has given a ten-episode order to Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, a comedy series created by and starring Denis Leary, whose Rescue Me ran for seven seasons on the network. Produced by FX Productions and Fox Television Studios, the show is slated for a 2015 launch on FX. It focuses on …

LOS ANGELES: The Jackal Group is a new independent production entity founded by Gail Berman and Fox Networks Group (FNG) with a view to developing scripted and unscripted content for FOX, FX, FOX International Channels and National Geographic Channels, among other outlets. The venture aims to create content for the …

SUNNYVALE: Community, which was canceled by NBC last month, is being resurrected by Yahoo and Sony Pictures Television, with a 13-episode sixth season of the cult hit slated to become available exclusively on Yahoo Screen in the fall. Starring Joel McHale, Community centers on a group of friends who attend …

BURBANK: ESPN is set to hold the exclusive broadcast rights for the Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest through 2024 after extending its partnership with Major League Eating. The annual food competition will be broadcast live this Friday at noon on ESPNews and WatchESPN. The one-hour telecast from …

LOS ANGELES: Jay Baruchel is set to star in a new comedy series for FXX from Broadway Video that is being executive produced by Lorne Michaels. Man Seeking Woman has received a 10×30-minute order by FXX for a 2015 premiere. It is based on a book of short stories, The …

NEW YORK: Following on the success of The Spoils of Babylon, IFC has ordered a second installment of the Funny or Die franchise, The Spoils Before Dying, from executive producer Will Ferrell. The new book-to-screen adaptation from the fictional literary author Eric Jonrosh will debut in summer 2015 with six …

SEATTLE: Amazon has added the new comedy Red Oaks, from Steven Soderbergh (Behind the Candelabra) and David Gordon Green (Eastbound & Down), to its third pilot season. The comedy stars Craig Roberts (Submarine) as an assistant tennis pro at the Red Oaks Country Club in suburban New Jersey in 1985. …