STUDIO CITY: Hallmark Channel has renewed Good Witch, an original prime-time scripted series starring Catherine Bell, for a 12-episode second season. Good Witch is based on the Hallmark Channel movie franchise also starring Bell. The show, made by Whizbang Films Production, is distributed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment outside of ...

LONDON/SHANGHAI: BBC Worldwide and Shanghai Media Group (SMG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will expand their collaboration to include program and format production, distribution and co-production opportunities. Under the new agreement, BBC Worldwide will work with a number of SMG’s subsidiaries, including internet TV service BesTV; documentary ...

TORONTO: Bravo in Canada has commissioned a third season of the original drama 19-2, from Sphère Média Plus and Echo Media. The new run is expected to begin shooting this summer in Montreal. Adrian Holmes (Arrow) and Jared Keeso (Godzilla) are due to reprise their roles as embattled beat cops ...

HONG KONG: FOX International Channels (FIC) has expanded the duties of Michael Dick, VP of acquisitions, to now include all of the Asia Pacific and Middle East, effective immediately. Previously, Dick’s position only included oversight of Hong Kong and Southeast ...

BURBANK: FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has appointed a number of executives for BUZZR, a new game show network that is slated to launch on June 1. Mark Deetjen joins as VP of programming and operations. He was previously the VP of programming for Sony Pictures Television, where he supervised the ...

SÃO PAULO: Brazil’s Globo has renewed its partnership with Ecuadorian broadcaster Ecuavisa. The companies have worked together for more than 15 years. Past Globo productions to have aired on the network include Brazil Avenue, The Life We Lead, Trail of Lies, Cat’s Cradle, The Enchanted Tale, Irrational Heart and Pages ...

CANNES: Mexico’s Televisa and producer Mark Burnett have teamed up to produce and distribute the new family game show Generation Gap. The program sees four families squaring off against one another for a cash prize. To win, they must answer pop-culture questions. Televisa Internacional, in conjunction with MGM Group, will ...

MIAMI: Estudios TeleMéxico is set to produce prime-time series and novelas for Telemundo in the U.S. following a multiyear agreement between the companies. Through the deal, Estudios TeleMéxico will produce the series in Mexico or Colombia in collaboration with Telemundo Studios. Telemundo Internacional will distribute the series worldwide. “We are ...

LONDON/CANNES/SHANGHAI: FremantleMedia has entered an exclusive joint venture partnership with Shanghai Media Group’s BesTV and China Media Capital in a bid to create and develop entertainment formats for the Chinese market. Based in Shanghai, the new entity created by the team-up is set to include international experts and local producers ...

CANNES: Modern Family’s co-creator Steven Levitan talked about the hit comedy’s enduring success in a keynote interview at MIPTV today with World Screen’s Anna Carugati. Discussing the show’s production process, Levitan noted that the writers spend two months working on ...