World Screen

NEW YORK: Meghann Wu has been elevated to senior VP of strategy and business development for Viacom's music and entertainment group, with a remit that covers MTV, MTV2, Logo, Spike and Comedy Central. Wu will be responsible for strategic planning for MTV, MTV2, Logo, Spike and Comedy Central, while also …

SAN JOSE: The newly launched TiVo Online service allows subscribers to stream both their DVR recordings and live TV via the web. The new, free TiVo Online offering features a unified search, providing customers a new way to find the programs they want to watch from their cable lineup or …

NEW YORK: David Nevins is taking over the CEO post at Showtime Networks, while Matthew Blank remains as chairman. Blank has been serving as both chairman and CEO since 1995. As of January 1, 2016, he will hand over his title and CEO responsibilities to Nevins, the current president of …

LOS ANGELES: Showtime has ordered a 9×30-minute fifth season of Episodes, filming on which will begin in London in 2016. Episodes stars Matt LeBlanc in his three-time Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning role as a fictionalized version of himself. Creators and executive producers David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik have also received …

BURBANK: Classic teen dramas Dawson’s Creek and Buffy the Vampire Slayer are slated to join ABC Family’s weekday lineup this summer. Both series are scheduled to premiere June 22 as part of a Fan Favorite Week, in which viewers will choose ten favorite episodes to air. The shows will then …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Keith Eisner, an Emmy-nominated writer and producer whose credits include The Good Wife and Law & Order, has been signed to a multiyear overall TV deal with Lionsgate. The pact with Lionsgate comes after five seasons for Eisner on The Good Wife, where he started as co-executive producer …

LOS ANGELES: Seasoned media exec, producer and entrepreneur Jordan Levin has been hired as the NFL's senior VP and chief content officer, a newly created position that is effective immediately. Levin is charged with developing and executing an innovative, league-wide content plan that will support the long-term growth goals of …

CULVER CITY: U.S. arts network Ovation TV is set to air the 2015 Actors Hall of Fame induction special, which will honor 15 film, TV and theater performers. The broadcast has been slated for October 10. The actors being inducted into the Hall of Fame, along with the ceremony's hosts and …

LOS ANGELES: As Jurassic World continues to dominate the box office across the globe, FX Networks has landed the television rights to the blockbuster hit. The film from Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and Legendary is set 20 years after the events of Jurassic Park. Starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Veteran TV director Paul Edwards, who has helmed episodes of shows such as Gotham and Lost, has been hired to direct National Geographic Channel’s new scripted movie Saints & Strangers. Produced by Sony Pictures Television with Little Engine Productions, the four-hour scripted movie is scheduled to start shooting …