World Screen

NEW YORK: E1 Entertainment has been ramping up its one-hour drama business. In this video interview, John Moyraniss, the CEO of E1 Television, discusses the company’s strategy.    E1 has a current slate that includes Haven, based on a Stephen King …

BURBANK: Marc Hirschfeld has signed a contract with Starz Media to serve as a casting consultant for original programming on Starz’ premium entertainment channels.  The agreement, which is nonexclusive, sees Hirschfeld working closely with Starz programming executives on casting talent …

TORONTO: The half-hour comedy Pure Pwnage, based on the hit web property, is to make its debut to the international market at MIPTV in the catalogue of Sphinx Productions.  The Pure Pwnage web property has amassed more than 2 million …

LONDON: RDF Rights has secured a deal with Keshet Broadcasting to represent its new entertainment format Deal With It!, a half-hour hidden-camera game show, which will make its debut at MIPTV.  Created by Keshet and United Studios, Deal With It! …

LONDON: Outright Distribution will have an exclusive first look over all Title Role Productions’ newly commissioned product for 18 months, and will secure ten-year distribution rights for shows coming through under the deal.  Outright has also invested an advance for …

LOS ANGELES: Winchester Capital Management, founded in 2007 by Jean-Luc De Fanti and Jeff Sagansky, has announced a deal to finance season three of Electric Entertainment’s Leverage, which launches on TNT this year. The $14-million deal marks the first television financing …

LONDON: Channel 4 has ordered a new 8×1-hour series from Studio Lambert, tentatively titled The Village, in which a group of eight participants will have the opportunity to start a new life in a close-knit rural community.  The show will …

BEIJING: Shanghai Media Group has acquired the rights to produce its own version of the Emmy-winning reality series The Amazing Race, via a deal with Disney-ABC International Television. Airing on CBS in the U.S., the show has already been successfully adapted in Asia by …

STOCKHOLM: NonStop Television has reached a distribution agreement with On Digital Media (ODM), a new platform, that takes the Showtime, Star! and Silver channels to South Africa. The agreement with ODM also covers carriage of the three networks in Swaziland and …

NEW YORK: Following the success of its Wednesday night series Ghost Hunters and Destination Truth, Syfy is adding a new dedicated reality block to its schedule on Thursday nights. Launching July 15 at 9 p.m., the block will be anchored by Mary …