World Screen

NEW YORK: The TV Land PRIME original sitcom Retired at 35, starring George Segal, has been greenlit for ten episodes. In the pilot episode, a successful young businessman decides to leave New York City behind to move into his parents …

BURBANK: A new programming volume deal sees Central European Media Enterprises’ (CME) Nova TV network become Warner Bros. International Television Distribution’s (WBITD) free-TV partner in Croatia. Nova TV takes on new shows from the U.S. 2009-10 season such as The …

CANNES: Airports across Europe reopened today, six days after ash from an Icelandic volcano shut down airspace, but MIPTV delegates still trying to get home are coping with a huge backlog of flights. Flights are departing and arriving in Paris …

HONG KONG: The English-language entertainment channel Granada TV has expanded its reach into Taiwan and Thailand, together adding more than 3.5 million households to its distribution across Asia and the Middle East. In Thailand, Granada TV is now available to …

MONACO: Klaus Bassiner, the managing director of series at ZDF, will present the opening speech on the second day of TV Xchanges as part of the 50th annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival. TV Xchanges, taking place June 9 and 10 during …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Lionsgate is urging its shareholders to reject Carl Icahn’s latest offer, which upped the per-share purchase price from $6 to $7. The Lionsgate board has unanimously rejected the most recent Icahn offer as "financially inadequate, opportunistic and coercive and …

LONDON: FremantleMedia has bought out the remaining 25-percent stake in Danish production outfit Blu, in which it now holds 100-percent ownership. FremantleMedia has been a majority share holder since 2005. Blu was founded by Henrik Hancke Nielsen, who is now …

LONDON: Power has been honored by the queen of England with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, marking the U.K. indie’s achievements in international sales and production over the last three years. The award recognizes the achievements of …

NEW DELHI: Media Partners Asia (MPA) has released an upbeat new report on India’s pay-TV market, which is expected to deliver revenues of $12.1 billion by 2014 and $18.5 billion by 2020, up from $6.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March …

TORONTO: Canwest Broadcasting has signed a deal with NBC Universal to produce a Canadian version of the hit show Top Chef, teaming up with Insight Productions on the development of the local adaptation. Top Chef is the number one food show …