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This feature was originally published in the L.A. Screenings issue of World Screen.   For decades, the Hispanic population in the U.S. has been growing at a fast clip. Going from 22.4 million in 1990 to 46.9 million as of …

  President, Television Programming & Production Lionsgate   This interview was originally published in the L.A. Screenings issue of World Screen.   The leading independent in Hollywood, Lionsgate, has based its business on targeting niches that have been underserved by …

SÃO PAULO: Bandeirantes Group is offering the international market a host of content from Brazil, including sitcoms and concerts.   The slate includes scripted comedies, such as the sitcom Sex Angels and School Has Gone Mad. Bandeirantes is also highlighting …

TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group’s daily drama about teenage vampires, Split, is set to premiere across Latin America on Boomerang June 3. The series was produced by Dori Media Darset for HOT VOD in Israel, where it generated 7 million viewings …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has taken on the exclusive international representation rights for the 2010 Miss Universe and Miss USA Pageants. AHDI picked up the distribution rights to both events from The Miss Universe Organization, a joint venture of …

LOS ANGELES: Former Poison front man Bret Michaels, who appeared in three dating shows on VH1, is set to feature in a new series for the Viacom-owned cable network, providing a look at his home life. From VH1 and 51 Minds …

ATLANTA: Later this year, TBS plans to premiere a new original comedy, Glory Daze, set on a U.S. college campus in the 1980s. The cast for the one-hour series—which has received an eight episode order—includes Kelly Blatz (Aaron Stone), Callard …

ATLANTA: TNT has ordered ten episodes of Franklin & Bash, which it is billing as a "buddy lawyer series," starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer. Produced by Four Sycamore Productions, Left Coast Productions and FanFare Productions in association Sony Pictures …

CANNES: Fortissimo Films is working with Singapore’s Media Development Authority to develop, finance and distribute a broad range of feature films, spanning the action, adventure, thriller and fantasy genres. The MDA-Fortissimo Film Development Initiative (FDI) will also support titles in …

TEL AVIV: HBO Central Europe is developing its own versions of the Israeli drama format When Shall We Kiss, after inking a deal with Armoza Formats. Created and penned by Dalit Kahan, the Israeli drama originated on Channel 10 and follows several …