• Multichannel News, Thursday, October 18, 2007 11 AM

Spike TV plans to televise its "Scream 2007," its horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic book event to 130 countries and territories, along with a two-hour U.S. premiere on Oct. 23 at 10 p.m. The cable net will tape the program on Oct. 19 in Los Angeles and has cut licensing deals with outlets, including Star Asia, TNT Latin America and VHI UK, to carry it.

One highlight of the show will be when rocker Alice Cooper receives the Spike TV Scream "Rock Immortal" award. "Scream is all about the incredibly devoted fans of horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic books," says Casey Patterson, senior vice president of event production for Spike. "We're bringing them everything they want to see and celebrating the brilliant creative talent behind the genres. We're thrilled, but not surprised at the global appetite for an event of this kind."

Along with Cooper, there will be performances by Rob Zombie, Slash and Ozzy Osbourne.

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