World Screen

NEW YORK: BBC America is on board as a co-producer on Outcasts, the futuristic Kudos Film & TV series for the BBC starring Battlestar Galactica’s Jamie Bamber. Created by Ben Richards (MI-5), the series also stars Eric Mabius, Liam Cunningham and Hermione Norris. The …

LONDON/WASHINGTON: National Geographic Society’s content production and distribution arm, National Geographic Ventures, has set up a new international business that will be based in London and led by Maurice van Sabben. National Geographic Ventures International has been set up to …

BANFF: Eric McCormack is set to receive the NBC Universal Canada Award of Distinction at the Banff World Television Awards next month. "Eric is an amazing, talented actor whose hard work and acting skills know no bounds," said Peter Vamos, …

BEIJING: Pay-TV technology and applications provider NDS says that it is tripling its investment in staff and infrastructure in China this year to meet the strong demand for digital-TV services. Earlier this year, NDS noted that it had upped its headcount …

NEW YORK: Oversight for MTV Networks’ Tr3s channel, targeted to U.S. Hispanic viewers, is being taken over by MTV Networks Latin America and its programming slate expanded in its bid to appeal to a "wider spectrum of the Latino audience." Sofia Ioannou, managing …

SINGAPORE: The Media Development Authority (MDA) issued a statement today clarifying its position on cross-carriage of exclusive content, arguing that there is "no question of content owners’ rights being disregarded." The MDA’s new regulations in the Singaporean pay-TV sector have …

WARSAW: Fox International Channels in Poland has signed a multi-year series output deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The deal covers new series like Glee, Modern Family and The Cleveland Show, among others. It also includes the back libraries …

MINNEAPOLIS: Consumer-electronics retailer Best Buy will begin providing its streaming content service, CinemaNow, this month through all new connected Blu-ray players and home theater systems from LG Electronics. The service will also be accessible on most PCs via www.cinemanow.com. The …

 NEW YORK: Six new dramas are joining ABC in the 2010-2011 season, alongside three comedies and the RDF USA-produced unscripted series Secret Millionaire, as well as the returning Brothers & Sisters and V, among others. Flash Forward, meanwhile, which debuted to strong …

Wayne Borg, twofour54’s COO, talks in this video interview about what lies ahead for the Middle Eastern market.   The Middle East has emerged as a land of promise for many companies looking to expand their business or establish a …