World Screen

NEW YORK: Advertising expenditures in the U.S. increased across all TV media types in the first quarter of 2012, according to figures from Kantar Media. Total advertising spending in Q1 2012 increased 2.6 percent from the year ago, finishing the period at $32.9 billion. Television adspend was up 7.6 percent compared …

LOS ANGELES: CBS has ordered a pilot for a new TV game show based on the mobile game Draw Something. A joint venture from Sony Pictures Television, Ryan Seacrest Productions and Embassy Row, the show will have celebrity contestants as well as everyday people playing for prizes in front of a …

LOS ANGELES: Homeland took the win as best drama series at the second annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards last night, while Community received the honors in the comedy category. NBC was the most awarded network, with five wins. ABC and AMC tied with three wins each. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations was …

LOS ANGELES: FOX is kicking off the 2012-13 season with the return of The X Factor, which launches with a two-night event starting September 12. Glee will take over a new day and time as of September 13 at 9 p.m. Bones heads into its eighth season on September 17 …

DALLAS: A new study from Parks Associates finds that Netflix Watch Instantly rates higher in consumer satisfaction than premium broadcast TV because of the lower costs and viewing flexibility. The report, Choosing Content: Viewing Video, also finds that Netflix topped pay-TV VOD in terms of cost. The Netflix OTT service also influences …

NEW YORK: The most-added new shows on TVGuide.com’s Watchlist are The CW’s Arrow for dramas and NBC’s midseason series 1600 Penn for comedies. The Watchlist allows users to select the show—or celebrity, movie or keyword—they want to track, and the times, channels, websites and services the program is on will …

MIAMI: Tom Barreca is assuming responsibility as the senior VP of distribution at NPN Media. Barreca will lead the efforts for distribution to media outlets, websites and other relevant partners throughout the U.S. Barreca will be working with John Cuddihy, the president of NPN Media, to determine and drive the company’s strategic …

ATLANTA: TBS has secured the off-network rights for the hit CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls through a deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. The show, which heads into its second season on CBS this fall, will join TBS in 2015. Created by Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City) and …

LONDON: Trish Kinane is taking on responsibilities as the president of entertainment programming at FremantleMedia North America, overseeing the reality juggernauts American Idol, The X Factor and America’s Got Talent.  Currently the president of worldwide entertainment at FremantleMedia, Kinane will take up the new post, based in Los Angeles, as …

NEW YORK: FX has greenlit the pilot for a new comedy, Bronx Warrants, from the producing team behind Rescue Me, Denis Leary and Jim Serpico. Bronx Warrants was created by Dean Lorey (Arrested Development, My Wife and Kids). Lorey will also be an executive producer, alongside Leary and Serpico. Tom …