World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Three new series have been greenlit by VH1, which also acquired a show from MTV Canada. Two of the new series focus on people transforming from the inside out. Each episode of Transform Me, a half-hour series, follows …

CINCINNATI: Scripps Networks Interactive has appointed Nick Thorogood as managing director of the recently created joint venture that brings Food Network into Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Stepping into his new role in the second quarter of this year, …

NORWALK: CABLEready has scored the rights to represent the three-hour 64th Annual Tony Awards outside of the U.S. and Canada, as well as a one-hour or 90-minute highlight program. Gary Lico, president and CEO of CABLEready, noted: “The Tony Awards has …

LOS ANGELES: TV Land is bringing together former couples from across the globe to reunite for one week and share their experience about the possibility of rekindling their relationship in the new TV Land PRIME original series First Love, Second Chance. …

ENGLEWOOD: Liberty Global has completed its acquisition of German cable operator Unitymedia after receiving regulatory approval earlier this week. The acquisition, which involved total consideration of approximately 3.5 billion euros, sees Liberty Global taking control of the largest cable television …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has sold the entertainment motoring show Top Gear to Kabel Eins in Germany. Seen in more than 100 countries around the world, Top Gear is a show that centers on cars, but is full of stunts, challenges …

MEXICO CITY: The U.S. Spanish-language cable network Mexico 22 has been rebranded as Canal 22 Internacional, going along with its improved programming and new interactive website and social networking features. The channel airs a range of Mexican and Latin American …

NEW YORK/MUMBAI: Leading Hindi-language general-entertainment channel Colors, a joint venture of Viacom and India’s Network18, launched yesterday on DISH Network in the U.S. Colors, one of a portfolio of channels operated by the Viacom/Network18 joint venture Viacom18 Media, will be …

PARIS: France’s M6 Group has reported its fourth-quarter results, with revenues increasing by 7.4 percent to 402.2 million euros, including a gain in ad revenues at its flagship terrestrial channel, the first since the second quarter of 2008. M6 reported …

LAS VEGAS: Panama’s TVN is the first channel in Central America to pick up Globo TV International’s India: A Love Story. India: A Love Story was the winner of the 2009 International Emmy Award for best telenovela. The cast of …