World Screen

STAMFORD: A new WWE series, featuring stars from Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown, is slated to premiere on ION Television this October. The general-entertainment network, available in some 100 million homes, will premiere WWE Main Event on October 3, airing the show every Wednesday night. The series will feature in-ring action and …

NEW YORK: The new Lifetime original movie Abducted: The Carlina White Story, produced by Pilgrim Studios, is based on the true story of a young woman who was kidnapped and then reunited with her parents 23 years later. Aunjanue Ellis (The Help), Keke Palmer (True Jackson, VP), and Sherri Shepherd …

NEW YORK: Cable, satellite and telco customers throughout the U.S. can access 3,500 hours of live-stream content for the Olympics free of charge by verifying their video subscriptions at NBC Olympics Live Extra.  Multichannel customers can log on to verify their subscriptions, then gain access to 14.5 hours of coverage …

DALLAS: AT&T, which is in the midst of negotiating a new deal to continue carrying AMC, IFC and WE tv on its U-verse platform, said AMC Networks "is seeking an excessive rate increase" that is "disproportionate compared to the viewership." AT&T issued the statement about the carriage deal for the networks last …

NEW YORK: Three new series, featuring comedians Anthony Jeselnik, Amy Schumer and Ben Hoffman, have been added to Comedy Central’s 2013 lineup. Jeselnik will front a weekly topical series, while Schumer’s show will feature sketch comedy. Hoffman will lead The Ben Show, a sketch/man-on-the-street hybrid. “These three shows have one …

NEW YORK/DALLAS: AMC Networks was able to reach a new carriage agreement with AT&T, though it has not been able to negotiate a deal with DISH, which has now dropped AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv from its lineup. AMC Networks and AT&T settled their agreement yesterday, the details of …

LAS VEGAS: Herbert Rossin, Richard Wharton and Elvin Feltner have announced plans for a new 24-hour 3D TV network, A3N, intended to launch in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2013. The U.K.’s Ying has licensed its glasses-free 3D technology for use on the soon-to-launch channel. A3N will be comprised …

NASHVILLE: The family sitcoms Reba and Yes, Dear are headed to CMT this fall as part of a licensing pact with Twentieth Television. The syndicated episodes of both shows will air in weekday blocks starting August 1. Reba will launch on the network with a seven-hour marathon, kicking off August …

DURHAM: The average U.S. household spends $78.63 per month for multi-channel video service, which is up 7.2 percent from a year ago, according to new consumer data from Leichtman Research Group. However, this price hike hasn’t resulted in widespread cord-cutting. The percentage of households that subscribe to pay-TV service is …

LOS ANGELES: Following on the success of the original docu-series Tia & Tamera, Style Media has acquired the rights to air the ’90s sitcom Sister, Sister, which features the twin stars Tia and Tamera Mowry. Style will launch the show in a weekday morning slot starting July 9 at 7 …