World Screen

ATLANTA: TBS has greenlit the new comedy Sullivan and Son, starring Steve Byrne and executive produced by Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley and Rob Long. Byrne, a comedian, will also serve as executive producer on the series. The show is from Vaughn’s Wild West Picture Show Productions, in association with Warner …

NEW YORK: The ABC Television Network has been selected as the "Highest Rated Media Company" in the 2011 Advertiser Perceptions’ Intelligence Report. From a pool of 25 media companies and more than 500 media brands, ABC took the top honor. The network also ranked number one in the Brand Strength …

DALLAS/ENGLEWOOD: Starz Entertainment’s premium channels and other services will continue to be offered through AT&T U-verse TV through a new multi-year extension. AT&T U-verse TV subscribers can access 19 Starz premium channels; 14 Starz and Encore channels; West Coast feeds of the flagship Starz and Encore channels; Indieplex, Retroplex and the …

DALLAS: Nearly one-third of U.S. broadband households use the Internet to watch shows and movies on their television set, according to new research for Parks Associates. The survey, Value of Video: Shifting Consumer Dollars, finds that 31 percent of U.S. broadband households regularly watch TV programs or movies accessed from …

LOS ANGELES: Edward Anderson has been appointed as the VP of international free TV at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. Anderson will report directly to Marion Edwards, the president of Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, and will work with her across the network, cable, satellite and digital television business, including …

LOS ANGELES: With a total of 5,122 attendees from 70 countries, this year’s NATPE market and conference grew its numbers for attendance, buyers, exhibitors and countries represented. The number of exhibitors and buyers grew, with 293 global exhibiting companies and 823 content buyers and acquisitions execs. The conference program included …

PHILADELPHIA: Fourth-quarter profit at Comcast was up 26 percent from the year-ago figures, though the results at NBCUniversal declined. Quarterly earnings were $1.29 billion, up 26.4 percent. Revenue increased 54.7 percent, to $15 billion. It’s been just a year since Comcast acquired the 51-percent stake in NBCUniversal. For the segment, …

LOS ANGELES: Fox Digital Entertainment has produced a new original scripted web series, Wolfpack of Reseda, which will premiere tomorrow on Myspace. The series was produced in collaboration with Kia Motors America. The story watches as 20-something Ben March’s mundane life is transformed after he becomes convinced he’s been bitten …

LOS ANGELES: The Alliance for Children’s Rights is presenting this year’s National Champion for Children Award to Kevin Reilly, the president of entertainment at the Fox Broadcasting Company. The award will be presented to Reilly at the Alliance for Children’s Right’s 20th anniversary gala dinner, held at the Beverly Hilton …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central has ordered a second season of Key & Peele for fall 2012. Starring Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, the second season of the series will consist of 10 episodes. Key & Peele, which features filmed sketches and live stage segments, scored the channel’s best launch since …