LONDON: Brazil’s Globo has commissioned a local version of the factual entertainment brand Undercover Boss, which is distributed by all3media international. The series, which follows high-level corporate executives as they go undercover in their own companies, will air as Chefe Secreto in Brazil as a segment of Globo’s Sunday night prime-time show Fantástico. ...

LONDON: Two senior executives have been promoted at all3media international as part of a restructure within the sales team that will see the company open dedicated regional offices in the U.S. and the Asia Pacific. Sabrina Duguet has been named ...

With its technological prowess and broad development slate, Cyber Group has positioned itself for continued growth. Creative innovation has always been at the heart of the Cyber Group Studios ethos. Over the last decade, the French independent has grown from having one 52-part interstitial preschool series to boasting an extensive ...

EL SEGUNDO: AT&T has revealed that Priscilla Faia (Rookie Blue) is joining the cast of You Me Her, a new "polyromantic comedy" series from Entertainment One (eOne) Television that is slated to begin airing on Audience Network. You Me Her is about a graduate student who is drawn into a ...

MIAMI: Univision Digital has launched a new app for second-screen viewing of its upcoming reality competition La Banda as part of a broader multiplatform initiative for the show. The Univision Conecta App, presented by Verizon and built on technology developed by interactive-TV developer Screenz, will let viewers accumulate points while ...

SILVER SPRING: Acorn TV is set to launch the U.S. premieres of several drama series this month, including the crime title Umbre. On November 9, Acorn TV will premiere the HBO Europe Romanian crime drama Umbre, while the BBC drama Mayday, starring Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones, The Wire) and Sophie Okonedo ...

MEXICO CITY: Televisa’s entertainment format Dancing for a Dream, which has been adapted in more than 20 countries, is currently celebrating the tenth anniversary since its Mexican debut. The competition series sees 12 celebrities paired with 12 newcomers to learn and perform various choreography sets. It first premiered on Mexico’s ...

LONDON: TRX has named a pair of new execs to its team ahead of ATF, which the company will be attending for the first time. Former Endemol Shine exec Cat Davie was brought on as head of business and legal ...

HOLLYWOOD: Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution (PWTLD) has hired a pair of regional sales execs while also promoting Christopher Safford for the Asia Pacific and sub-Saharan Africa territories. Jonathan Greenberg, the senior VP of TV licensing for the Asia ...

TOKYO: 4K TV household penetration in the U.S. is forecast to reach 34 percent in 2019, according to the latest information from the IHS TV Sets Intelligence Service. 4K TV household penetration in the European Union is expected to reach ...