World Screen

MIAMI: Secretos de Nueva York (Secrets of New York) is to make its Spanish-language premiere today on V-me at 8 p.m. The series features New York City’s enduring mysteries, as host Kelly Choi seeks to give viewers answers to some …

LONDON: The ad market recovery in developing markets is well under way, while more mature markets are stabilizing and will return to growth in 2011, according to ZenithOptimedia, which has upgraded its advertising revenue forecasts. Global ad expenditure will grow …

NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY: Sesame Workshop has appointed Lorenzo Dunoyer as the new senior producer of the original Latin American version of Sesame Street, Plaza Sésamo. He will oversee production for the Spanish-language series and will report to Andrew Ames, Sesame …

MUNICH: Funny Farm, a co-production between The Gurin Company and Redseven Entertainment, is to launch on Germany’s ProSieben. The show is distributed worldwide by SevenOne International, and in the U.K., U.S. and Canada is sold by The Gurin Company. The …

MUNICH: Studio100 Media‘s catalogue of offerings for MIPTV includes the new 3D-animated versions of Vicky the Viking, Maya the Bee and Heidi, among other titles. Maya the Bee was presented in 3D at MIPCOM 2009 for the first time. The …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) has secured the exclusive distribution rights to the sixth season of Ghost Hunters and the third season of Ghost Hunters International, after having achieved strong global sales for the previous cycles. AHDI will be …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has sold the crime dramas Lewis and Agatha Christie’s Poirot to a range of broadcasters in Eastern Europe. Poirot stars David Suchet and was created from the works of Agatha Christie and produced by ITV …

NEW YORK: AETN International is heading to Cannes with its largest slate of new programming ever, featuring more than 400 hours of fresh content from genres such as history, lifestyle, crime, paranormal, real-life and more. Headlining the offerings is the …

SILVER SPRING: Kevin Bennett has been tapped as the new senior VP of programming at Discovery Channel, replacing Ken Schwab. Schwab will have direct responsibility for all aspects of Discovery Channel’s programming, including the scheduling of all dayparts. Reporting to Clark …

SAN FRANCISCO: TV Briefly is a new multiplatform CBS Interactive web original series that highlights the behind-the-scenes stories from some of CBS’s most popular shows. Presented by HP, the show features facts and information from the hit CSI: Miami, CSI: …