World Screen

COUNTRY: U.K. The channel is also available in the U.S. and Italy. LAUNCH DATES: March 2007 in the U.K., August 2005 in the U.S. and February 2008 in Italy. OWNERSHIP: Independently owned by Current Media DISTRIBUTION: Number of homes reached: …

ORIGIN: The show is based on an original idea from Juanma Sánchez and José Luis Ucha. DISTRIBUTOR: BRB Internacional  CREATORS: Screen 21, Genoma Digital and TVC TV SHOW: Suckers is an HD 3-D series consisting of 104 two-minute episodes. The …

BURBANK: FlashForward will return to ABC with original episodes on March 4 at 8 p.m., while V heads back to the channel’s lineup on March 30 in a new 10 p.m. time slot.  FlashForward stands as TV’s number one new …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its exclusive broadcasting rights to England’s Barclays Premier League in Bulgaria until the end of the 2012-2013 season. The deal also include extended online coverage and a dedicated Premier League website, which MTG operates in …

LOS ANGELES: TV Guide Network’s exclusive one-hour special I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story, which is slated for December 13 at 8 p.m., will be hosted by Piers Morgan, a judge on America’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International’s prime-time drama Two Faces has debuted on Mega TV, and is one of six telenovelas the Brazilian outfit currently has on air in the U.S.  Two Faces, written by Aguinaldo Silva, talks about the human obsession with …

LONDON: Asha Oberoi has been appointed to the newly created role of managing director for ITN Source, while Adam Chadwick has been named managing director of ITN Consulting & New Ventures. Oberoi is currently the content director of ITN Source. …

NEW YORK: HIT Entertainment has partnered with the preschool channel Sprout to launch a line of DVDs, Let’s Grow, which focus on life skills and lessons for 2- to 5-year-olds. Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release the first DVD in the …

TORONTO: Japan’s NHK has acquired the HD documentary Black Nation from Open Door, to air in January as part of its programming to mark the anniversary of U.S. president Barrack Obama’s first term in office. The documentary examines the state of black …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has signed new deals in Spain for the animated series 3rd & Bird! to air on Playhouse Disney and Televisio de Catalunya. Playhouse Disney and Televisio de Catalunya have both secured the rights for all 50 10-minute …