World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has licensed more than 140 hours in the Asia Pacific, with sales including such titles as The Daily 10 and 2 Months, $2 Million. Foxtel in Australia went for the new G4 series …

LONDON: A new drama set to air on BBC One recounts the legend of Atlantis, which is also the subject of a companion documentary slated for BBC Two. Atlantis is a co-production from Discovery, BBC Worldwide, ProSieben and France Deux. The …

CHATSWORTH: Image Entertainment is continuing its cost-cutting efforts, with an additional downsizing of its workforce by 30 percent, among other measures. The company has announced "aggressive renegotiations" of vendor contracts and trade-payable obligations, as well as a substantial reduction in …

LONDON: Endemol UK has promoted former deputy creative director Nick Mather to the role of head of entertainment. Mather will have oversight for the creation of new entertainment programming, leading the U.K. creative team. He will also be tasked with …

TEL AVIV: Group revenues at Dori Media Group for 2009 were down 3 percent to $48.7 million, with an increase in TV channel revenues helping to offset declines from the sales of telenovelas. Dori Media reported a 16-percent increase in …

LONDON: Discovery Networks EMEA has struck a deal with Africa’s Multichoice to move Discovery Channel to DStv’s entertainment block, while Discovery World will take over the slot in DStv’s documentary lineup. Discovery Channel moves to Channel 121 in the entertainment …

PARIS: MIPDOC has selected five producers to receive the International Trailblazer Awards at this year’s conference, and has also added two new categories: the Green Trailblazer and the Webdoc Trailblazer. The five producers have been selected for their creativity, innovation …

LONDON: CBS Interactive’s TV.com has clinched a deal to make long-form content from British broadcaster Five, such as Neighbours and Home and Away, available on its online entertainment destination in the U.K. Beginning today, the U.K. site for TV.com (uk.tv.com) will …

NEW YORK: The U.S. Hispanic network V-me, which is celebrating its third anniversary in March, has more than two dozen new series joining its spring schedule. There are five new drama series heading to V-me in prime time. The paranormal …

MILAN: Three executives from Google have been convicted by a Milan court on privacy invasion charges stemming from a controversial video uploaded to YouTube. Google’s chief legal officer, David Drummond, global privacy counsel Peter Fleischer and former CFO George Reyes …