World Screen

TEL AVIV: The drama format The Naked Truth has been sold by Armoza Formats into several new territories, including a deal signed with Endemol Italy. The Naked Truth has been scooped up for a multi-territory deal by Zodiak Entertainment and …

NEW YORK: The Recording Academy and CBS have teamed up with the music video and entertainment service VEVO to launch The Grammys channel, making footage from 52 years of performances and Grammy-related programming available free of charge and on demand …

This article originally appeared in the NATPE 2010 issue.   For decades, PBS KIDS has been providing entertaining educational programming that has helped millions of children learn how to count, read, resolve conflicts and other basic skills through endearing shows …

STOCKHOLM: TV3+HD, the high-definition version of the Danish free-TV channel TV3+, is launching on Viasat’s pay-TV platform in Denmark. The first big event to be featured on the channel in true HD will be the Super Bowl on February 7. …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has added to its HD lineup in the Baltic region with the launch of MTVNHD on its pay-TV platform. An agreement has been inked with MTV Networks International for the launch of MTVNHD to Viasat’s satellite subscribers …

This article originally appeared in the NATPE 2010 issue.   The president of Fox Television Studios.   From the acclaimed U.S. cable series Burn Notice and Saving Grace to co-productions such as Mental, Fox Television Studios (FtvS), headed by Emiliano …

PARIS/NEW YORK: Heroes creator and executive producer Tim Kring is to receive the 2010 Pioneer Prize at the International Digital Emmy Awards during MIPTV, and will also make a keynote address to conference delegates. Heroes‘ multiplatform experience, Heroes Evolutions, extended …

LOS ANGELES: The feature-length documentary Family Affair, which made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last week, is the first title to join OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network’s recently announced doc club. The Doc Club was created to …

An upcoming documentary from Canada’s PTV Productions, which will be distributed worldwide by ITV Studios Global Entertainment, tracks the International Red Cross’s relief efforts in earthquake-stricken Haiti. Twelve hours after the catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, a six-member …

The head of youth programs at TF1, talks about her acquisitions strategy. France’s TF1 has around 800 hours of programming for its children’s block, TFOU, per year. “Every day, early in the morning, before school, we schedule preschool educational programs,” …