World Screen

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution has lined up a number of documentaries to showcase for buyers at MIPDOC, including the environmental-themed 100 Heartbeats with Jeff Corwin. 100 Heartbeats with Jeff Corwin, produced for MSNBC by Peacock Productions, pieces together the …

NEW YORK: The documentary Aftershock: Surviving Haiti, from Toronto-based producer Claude Barnes of Keep It In The Family Productions for Canada’s Equator HD channel, spotlights the second stage of the earthquake-relief efforts in Haiti. Barnes and crew landed in Haiti …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue.   As one of the largest broadcasting companies in the world, TV Globo in Brazil faces a unique challenge: it wants to take advantage of all the advancements technology has to …

COUNTRY: Australia LAUNCH DATE: SBS One (1980) SBS Two (June 2009) OWNERSHIP:  Special Broadcasting Service Corporation DISTRIBUTION: SBS One reaches 99 percent of Australian homes; SBS Two (a digital-only channel) reaches 53 percent of Australian homes. SENIOR MANAGEMENT: Managing Director: …

LONDON: The Royal Television Society (RTS) has unveiled the shortlist for the Programme Awards, which recognize the work of actors, presenters, writers and production teams, along with honoring the programs themselves. In the female performance category are Naomie Harris for …

A recently signed deal between FremantleMedia Enterprises and National Geographic furthers the distributor’s expansion in the home-entertainment sector. FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and National Geographic have struck up an exclusive partnership that sees FME distributing home-entertainment content from the renowned nonfiction …

TORONTO: BuzzTaxi Communications has added three new titles from Associated Producers to its catalogue and will debut the shows at MIPTV. Secrets of Christianity, produced for History Television in the U.S. and History Channel in Canada, follows the story of …

LOS ANGELES: TLC will premiere the one-hour special Paranormal Court, which follows renowned psychic medium Robert Hansen as he helps families find closure with the passing of a loved one, on March 27 at 10 p.m. The show watches as …

NEW YORK: The original scripted comedy Blue Mountain State has been slated for a second season of 13 episodes on Spike TV. Produced by Varsity Pictures’ Brian Robbins and Sharla Sumpter-Bridgett and Lionsgate, the show follows the on- and off-field …

UNIVERSAL CITY: The comedy competition series Last Comic Standing is to return in its seventh season, with new host Craig Robinson, this summer on NBC. Robinson (NBC’s The Office) takes over as host for this nationwide search for the funniest …