World Screen

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International has an expanded catalogue for NATPE, including content from South Africa, ahead of this year’s World Cup.  Telefe is offering more than 80 hours of full HD material shot in South Africa over the last few …

TORONTO: The Fremantle Corporation heads into NATPE with a catalogue that includes the brand-new lifestyle series Hot Import Nights, which premiered in the U.S. on SPEED.  Hot Import Nights looks at some of the world’s best drivers, drag racers, drifters, …

WASHINGTON: The Kaiser Family Foundation has found that 8- to 18-year-olds in the U.S. devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes to using entertainment media in a typical day, stacking up to more than 53 hours per week. …

SÃO PAULO: The South Korean channel Tele-Novela HD is the first ever to air programs from TV Globo in high definition.  The channel will broadcast Globo mini-series like Maysa: When the Heart Sings; series such as Starting Over Again, Sound …

ATLANTA: CNN.com is to premiere two new web-exclusive video series, VBS.TV on CNN.com and Indie Asia: On Tour with Handsome Furs, through content partnerships signed with Vice’s VBS.TV and Sub Pop Records, respectively.  Every Wednesday, starting today, CNN.com will feature original …

NEEDHAM/LOS ANGELES: Echo Bridge Entertainment has secured a deal for LAPTV to air the teen series Degrassi: The Next Generation and crime drama Cold Squad in Spanish-speaking Latin America.  LAPTV picked up the exclusive pay-TV rights for all eight seasons …

ENCINO: Multiple sales have been closed by Solid Entertainment for The Great Escape: China’s Long March, which recounts Mao and his Red Army’s 370-day journey across China.  The doc was licensed to DR-TV of Denmark and ZDF of Germany, along …

TORONTO: The new docu-series Crazy for Love from Canada’s VisionTV looks at what happens when two people from different cultural or religious backgrounds fall in love.  The 13-part series will air Tuesdays at 10: 30 p.m. on VisionTV starting February 9. Each episode …

LOS ANGELES: Shine International has been appointed to handle the international distribution for Mighty Oak Entertainment’s Knockout Sportsworld, and will launch the new series to buyers at NATPE.  The deal comes just one week after the show’s 88-episode pickup from …

LOS ANGELES: Ruby, which follows Ruby Gettinger, a woman who shed close to 400 pounds through hard work and determination, returns for a third season on The Style Network on February 14 at 8 p.m.  This season finds Ruby at …