World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Rob Lowe is leaving ABC’s Brothers & Sisters after four seasons on the show. Lowe, who joined the show around episode ten, will leave after this season. Brothers & Sisters has been a strong performer for ABC in …

LAS VEGAS: Elisabeth Murdoch, the chairman and CEO of the Shine Group, will deliver the International Keynote at NATPE on Wednesday morning, and participate in a Q&A session with Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of World Screen. Murdoch’s session takes place …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has appointed Bob Higgins to the role of senior VP of children’s and family entertainment, a division which launched in October. Higgins will be based in New York and will report to Sander Schwartz, the executive …

MIAMI: APA International Film Distributors is on hand at NATPE offering up La Historia de los Mundiales, covering all the World Cups from Uruguay 1930 until Germany 2006. APA has sold this product in 11 countries in Europe. La Historia …

SANTA MONICA: Ovation TV will debut another season of Designer People, which features cutting-edge designers, on February 1. Designer People will be featured as part of Ovation’s week-long Drop Dead Design event. The series is hosted by designer and artist …

PARIS: New European broadcasters, including France Television, have signed on to air Moonscoop’s animated preschool series Chloe’s Closet. Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney Spain were also among the new pickups. These channels join the U.K.’s GMTV, Playhouse Disney France, CBeebies …

LONDON: Amber Entertainment is teaming up with retailer Tesco to create exclusive DVD movies based on the works of authors such as Jackie Collins. The first film from the new partnership is Paris Connections, which is currently in pre-production. The …

LONDON: The House of Lords’ Communications Committee has issued a report on strengthening the British film and television industries, with recommendations that include the partial privatization of BBC Worldwide. The report notes that the majority of original British television content is …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution has secured a number of international sales for the two-hour reality special Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage, which follows the journey of the single mother of 14. Among the raft of international broadcasters who have …

CARACAS: The telecommunications regulator in Venezuela, Conatel, this weekend asked cable providers to pull RCTV from their lineups, alleging that the station is in violation of local rules by refusing to broadcast some of President Hugo Chávez’s speeches. RCTV was removed from …