World Screen

NEW YORK: Leftfield Entertainment has set up a brand-new production company, Riot Creative, which will be led by veteran TV executive and producer Stephanie Angelides. Leftfield Entertainment already houses the production companies Leftfield Pictures (Pawn Stars), Sirens Media (The Real Housewives of New Jersey), Loud TV (Tiny House Nation) and …

LOS ANGELES: FX Productions has entered into an overall production deal with Simon Rich, the creator and executive producer of FXX's Man Seeking Woman. The pact sees Rich and his production company Allagash Industries developing projects for FXP for the next two years. The agreement follows FXX's second-season pickup of …

NEW YORK: Spike TV has picked up another 20 episodes of Lip Sync Battle, which is currently ranked as the most-watched original series in the network's history. The second season will air on Spike in 2016. Through its first four episodes, the show is averaging 3 million viewers. It is …

LOS ANGELES: Nancy Tellem, a former top exec at CBS and Microsoft, has been hired as executive chairman and chief media officer of Interlude, a media and tech company specializing in interactive online video storytelling. Tellem previously served as the president of the CBS Network Television Group and later, at …

ATLANTA: A new multiyear licensing pact grants Hulu the exclusive SVOD rights for previous seasons of programming from Turner Broadcasting System's Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, as well as select current and upcoming series from TNT and TBS. All episodes from past seasons of Cartoon Network original series such as The Amazing …

NEW YORK: Comcast Corporation is dropping its $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable following intense regulatory scrutiny of the proposed mega merger. Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts said, "Today, we move on. Of course, we would have liked to bring our great products to new cities, but …

BETHPAGE: Cablevision Systems Corporation has unveiled a new internet-focused Optimum product targeting the ‘cord cutter’ and ‘cord never’ generation of consumers. Cablevision is offering customers the ability to self-select the broadband products that they want to receive over-the-air broadcast TV through a digital antenna. The 'cord cutter' package provides access …

NEW YORK: Showtime Networks and IFC Films have reached a new exclusive theatrical output agreement, delivering a host of movies, including Oscar nominee Boyhood, in the premium television window across all platforms. The new five-year pact extends on the companies' existing deal for films theatrically distributed by IFC Films through …

NEW YORK: Ben McLean has been appointed by NBCUniversal as senior VP of digital enterprises, joining the company from Xbox Entertainment Studios. McLean will lead business affairs, content licensing, operations, as well as strategy and business development for the newly created digital enterprises organization. Most recently, McLean was senior VP …

NEW YORK: BET has unveiled its roster of new programming highlights, which includes a reality series centered on singer Kelly Rowland as well as a romantic sitcom featuring Brandy Norwood. The reality series Chasing Destiny follows Rowland, a member of the female group Destiny's Child, on her quest to find …