World Screen

BUDAPEST: Four documentary titles that HBO Central Europe produced in Poland, Hungary and Romania will be offered to international buyers at MIPDoc this weekend and at MIPTV this week. Docs are a key component of the HBO Central Europe schedule, with …

CANNES: Globo TV International has sold its new telenovela Paradise City—a key highlight at MIPTV this week—to ten countries in the three months since its NATPE debut. An impossible love story between a girl considered a saint and the so-called son …

BOSTON: American Public Television (APT) has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to NHK’s half-hour international news program Newsline. The English-language series delivers news, in HD, from Asia and around the world, including reports on current affairs, business, sports, science and …

LOS ANGELES: Barry O’Brien and Richard Correll, co-creators of Disney Channel’s mega-hit Hannah Montana, have filed suit against the network, alleging they have not received a fair share of the profits. According to Reuters, the $5-million suit was filed yesterday in Los …

TEL AVIV: Yair Dori has retired from his role as non-executive vice chairman of the board of directors of Dori Media Group. The April expiration of his consulting agreement with Dori Media Group follows his retirement as a full-time executive …

LORETO: Rainbow has notched up a new roster of broadcast partners for its series PopPixie, which it will be presenting at MIPTV next week, in France, Portugal and Greece. Following sales to RAI in Italy, France Television, KTV in South Africa and Noga …

LONDON: A package of 80 hours of kids’ programming from the catalogue of CAKE Entertainment is headed to ABC TV in Australia. The deal includes Fresh TV’s tween series Stoked, Total Drama Action and Total Drama World Tour. King Arthur’s …

HONG KONG/CANNES: Turner International’s Turner Content Solutions business, launched last year, is heading to MIPTV with a slate of entertainment content, having already notched up deals on more than 500 hours of programming. The offerings include both original productions and acquired …

LOS ANGELES: Showtime has ordered 12 episodes of Shameless from Warner Bros. Television, with John Wells set to executive produce the new series, based on the British show of the same name. The American adaptation will star William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum, …

LONDON: More than 100 hours of factual and factual-entertainment programming—a total of 12 new titles—from Frantic Films has joined the catalogue of Cineflix International. The package includes six series and six documentaries. Highlights include 65 half hours of the makeover …