World Screen

MIAMI: HBO Latin America has a number of premieres, original productions, mini-series and movies on its 2010 roster, as well as sports content. The new mini-series The Pacific, produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman, joins the network. …

NEW YORK: The Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief event on Friday night, which aired across numerous networks in the U.S., attracted 83 million viewers over the course of the two-hour broadcast, as well as 5.8 million …

HONG KONG: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia has unveiled details of the CASBAA Convention 2010, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong from October 25 to 28. The 2010 convention will kick …

LOS ANGELES: CBS is bringing back the reality franchises Survivor and The Amazing Race for the 2010-2011 season. Survivor has been picked up for two more editions, for a 21st and 22nd season. Last fall, the franchise’s 19th edition, Survivor: …

Rick Feldman, the president and CEO of the National Association of Television Program Executives, provides a look at some of the highlights of next week’s convention and exhibition, taking place January 25 to 27 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in …

A mix of commissioning editors, producers and international programming delegates come together in New York for History Makers 2010, a three-day event presenting the most innovative ways to make history resonate with contempory events. The latest programming trends, changes in …

Rudyard Kipling’s classic story about a young man-cub raised in the Indian jungle has been adapted for the small screen by India’s DQ Entertainment in the 3-D series The Jungle Book. The first international partners on board with DQ for …

SANTA MONICA: Debmar-Mercury is working with ITV Studios on an American version of the popular British daytime series The Jeremy Kyle Show for the national syndication market. The show will be rolled out by Debmar-Mercury to local station groups in 2011 following a …

NEW YORK/LONDON: FiberNet, a regional cable operator in Hungary, has begun carrying HISTORY in standard definition, fully localized in Hungarian. The channel has been available on the platform since the first of this month. In addition to FiberNet, HISTORY is also …

BUENOS AIRES: Dori Media Group is selling off its 50-percent interest in the Argentine production facility Dori Media Central Studios to its partner in the venture for $850,000. Dori Media is selling the stake to Celina Amadeo, who owns the remaining …