World Screen

LONDON: The U.S. version of Wall to Wall’s original format Who Do You Think You Are?, which premiered on NBC on March 5, has been sold by Outright Distribution into eight territories. Australia’s Nine Network and New Zealand’s Prime have licensed …

SILVER SPRING: The newly created role of international head of content for Discovery Communications is to be filled by Luis Silberwasser, who currently serves as senior VP of the content group for Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic and general manager …

LONDON: Katie Taylor, currently the executive editor of comedy entertainment at BBC Productions, has been tapped as the company’s new head of entertainment and events. Taking up her role later this spring, Taylor is the first woman to run the in-house …

BUENOS AIRES: Following its participation in DISCOP Africa, Telefe International has wrapped several deals and has a number of negotiations ongoing in the region. Among the negotiations is the purchase of the format of Wild Moon in Ghana, while Trick …

SCOTTSDALE: Internet TV services are unlikely to serve as a substitute for pay-TV platforms, a new In-Stat report reveals, indicating that "consumers want the best of both worlds." Keith Nissen, In-Stat analyst, notes, “Nearly 40 percent of consumer broadband household …

NEW YORK: The second season of Merlin is to make its U.S. debut on Syfy on April 2 at 10 p.m., following the 9 p.m. season premiere of Stargate Universe. On March 28, Syfy has slated a marathon of the …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: On the heels of the spat between Cablevision and ABC over the weekend, a number of U.S. pay-TV providers, including Time Warner Cable and DIRECTV, have filed a petition with the FCC calling for a new set of rules …

NORWALK: CABLEready Productions has been given the greenlight for its first original series, Intersections, from SPEED Channel. The series focuses on the stories of two people on two very different missions, supported by two very different machines. The show has …

MIAMI: Venevision International has started production on the new telenovela Sacrificio de mujer (A Woman’s Sacrifice), which stars Majorie de Sousa and Juan Alfonso Baptista. A Woman’s Sacrifice is a story of hope, deceit, perseverance and despair. The novela is …

ABU DHABI: Delivering a speech titled "The Greatest Resource of All" at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit yesterday, News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch called on the Middle East to foster its creative sector and rally against censorship.   Murdoch’s appearance …