BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has ordered the drama series The OA from Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment and Anonymous Content to premiere exclusively in all territories where the service is available in 2016.  The 8×1-hour drama stars Brit Marling, who will also co-write the show. Zal Batmanglij (Sound of My Voice, ...

LONDON: The new drama Battle Creek, which comes from Breaking Bad's Vince Gilligan and House M.D.'s David Shore, has been sold into more than 100 territories around the world, covering Europe, the Asia Pacific, Africa and Latin America. Among the broadcasters to have purchased the series from Sony Pictures Television ...

PREMIUM: Roberto Irineu Marinho, the chairman and CEO of Grupo Globo, talks to World Screen about the businesses and values he inherited from his father, and the company’s core principles he remains faithful to as he continually searches for growth ...

LONDON: UKTV has co-produced the wildlife factual series Nigel Marven’s Cruise Ship Adventures for its pay entertainment channel Watch. Due out in May, the 6×60-minute series follows wildlife enthusiast and presenter Marven as he voyages with Azamara Club Cruises to discover sea creatures that follow the ship as well as ...

NEW YORK: Prentiss Fraser, the senior VP, head of global content sales for FOX International Channels (FIC), recently met with World Screen to discuss the strengths of the combined scripted and unscripted offerings within FIC's Content Sales division.   It’s ...

SÃO PAULO/NEW YORK: SPI International has been granted approval from Brazil's regulatory body Ancine to make nine FilmBox brand channels available in the country's pay-TV market. The company is launching FightBox HD, Fast&FunBox, DocuBox HD, FilmBox Arthouse, FashionBox, Madscreenbox, 360TuneBox, Erox and Eroxxx in Brazil. The FilmBox brand first arrived in the ...

MIAMI: Scripps Networks Interactive has launched Food Network on DIRECTV across Latin America. The channel, which was first released in Brazil, will be broadcast in both standard definition and high definition, and will offer global programming featuring kitchen competitions, culinary adventures, instructional cooking and home entertainment. The network is expected ...

MUNICH: Red Arrow International has picked up the Danish reality format Real Men in an agreement that includes the worldwide format and finished-tape rights outside of Denmark. Real Men looks on as five ordinary guys begin an intense journey to lead healthier lives. The original version is produced by Fjernsynsforeningen ...

LONDON: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and Channel 4 have co-commissioned a new daredevil stunt series from Nerd TV, fronted by comedic duo Tim Shaw and Buddy Munro. The series will be tentatively titled True Tube for NGCI, and provisionally named Idiot Proof for Channel 4. It’s set to air ...

MANILA: ABS-CBN Corporation has elevated Carlo Katigbak to the role of chief operating officer, after having previously served as its head of Access. Katigbak is a member of ABS-CBN's board of advisors. He is also actively involved in the ABS-CBN programming committee, and is currently the president of SKY Cable ...