World Screen

NASHVILLE: The Documentary Channel (DOC) is presenting the exclusive U.S. premiere of the five-part series The Pyramid Code, to air on consecutive Fridays starting April 2 at 8:30 p.m. Narrated by Sally Jennings, The Pyramid Code features interviews with scholars …

LONDON: The Foundation, part of the RDF Media group, has been commissioned to produce a fourth and fifth season of the children’s game show Escape from Scorpion Island for CBBC in the U.K. and ABC TV in Australia. The two …

VICTORIA: The Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) has sold the second season of the live-action children’s series Lockie Leonard to Disney XD, which will launch the show in June. Lockie Leonard, produced by Goalpost Pictures, is set on the coast …

LONDON/MANAMA: CNBC is to create a regional editorial hub in Bahrain to focus on coverage of the Middle East. The hub, which is expected to be operational in the second quarter of the year, will coordinate and produce business and …

LONDON: Virgin Media has inked a deal with Universal Networks International to make the SCI FI channel available in high definition, ahead of the April 13 rebrand to Syfy HD. The channel will include the upcoming U.K. premiere of V, …

SINGAPORE: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has announced new regulations that require pay-TV platforms to make their exclusive content available on rival systems. The Public Interest Obligation calls for mandatory cross carriage of exclusive content in the pay-TV market. …

MEXICO CITY: Two new telenovelas from Pol-ka have joined the catalogue of Televisa Internacional: Somebody to Love Me and Wicked Girl.  The 210×1-hour Somebody to Love Me follows a woman who seeks refuge in her cousin’s home after years of …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a 2-1 vote, a federal appeals court has upheld a FCC rule that prevents cable platforms from withholding channels from rival operators. The court backed the FCC’s 2007 decision to extend the ban, first put in place in …

PARIS: PGS Entertainment has secured representation for Studio Hari’s CGI-animated series The Gees for worldwide distribution across TV, video, licensing and merchandising. The Gees are extraterrestrials who are visiting Earth. They are inquisitive, friendly and quirky. Their mission to experience …

SANTA MONICA: The board of directors at Lionsgate has unanimously rejected Carl Icahn’s unsolicited tender offer to up his stake in the company to just under 30 percent from the current 18.9 percent. Last month, Icahn announced his intention to begin …