World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Metan Development Group will launch its content on ten different online portals in China beginning this month.  Each week, Metan will debut a short-form segments from the series Hello! Hollywood on online portals MSN, Sina and Sohu; video-sharing portals …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution will be offering four Nash Entertainment reality series to buyers at NATPE: Most Shocking, Top 20 Countdown, Most Daring and Moments of Impact. Most Shocking, one of the highest rated series ever on truTV, takes …

LONDON: The Court of Appeal has ruled that BSkyB must sell its 17.9-percent interest in British broadcasting group ITV, backing an earlier decision by the Competition Commission. In late 2006, Sky shelled out £940 million for a 17.9-percent interest in …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has sealed a reported $45-million deal for Conan O’Brien and his staff to exit The Tonight Show, with Jay Leno to resume his hosting duties on the late-night series beginning March 1. In a brief statement about …

DOHA: Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) has unveiled Taalam.TV, the first Arabic VOD educational portal for schools and educators.  Taalam.TV, which means Learn.TV, offers a database of educational materials and videos from JCC programs for classrooms. The portal was fully developed by …

CULVER CITY: The Sony Pictures Entertainment online video network Crackle is launching its original sci-fi web series Trenches on February 16.  Three episodes will debut on February 16, with the remaining seven to be released through March 5. Each episode …

MUNICH: SevenOne International’s improv comedy show Schiller Street is headed to South African pay-TV network kykNET, launching tomorrow in a prime-time slot. Airing under the title Proesstraat, the show will be hosted by South African actress and TV presenter Nina …

LOS ANGELES: Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane, which follows mother and mogul Kimora Lee Simmons, is returning for a new season on The Style Network, with seven one-hour episodes launching on March 21.  This season follows the busy fashion …

PARIS: Ben Silverman, the CEO of Electus, a new company at Barry Diller’s IAC, has joined the lineup of keynote speakers for MIPTV. Silverman launched the new multimedia company in July, and since Electus has announced a number of partnerships, …

NEW YORK: A&E has picked up an as-yet-untitled docu-series from FremantleMedia North America that gives a behind-the-scenes look into the life of David Hasselhoff.  The 10×30-minute series will look at The Hoff’s multiple entertainment and business endeavors, as he balances …