World Screen

NEW YORK: After three years as president of BBC Worldwide America, Garth Ancier will be stepping down in March. Ancier will, however, remain with the company in a consulting capacity as non-executive director and continue on as a member of the BBC …

CHICAGO: After 25 years on the air, Oprah Winfrey will be ending her daily talk show on September 9, 2011. The announcement did not come as a surprise, as it is known that Winfrey will be devoting time and energy …

LUCERNE: Rolf Probala has been named festival director for Rose d’Or, taking over from Urban Frye, who leaves the post after three years. The Rose d’Or will continue to be overseen by the advisory board, chaired by BBC trustee David …

TORONTO: Cookie Jar Entertainment has set up an office in South Korea, with CJ Lee to serve as VP of distribution to handle television sales and develop licensing programs.  Lee will focus on production and development opportunities in South Korea …

NEW YORK: For the eighth consecutive year, World Screen presents the International Emmy Almanac. Bruce Paisner, the president and CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, said: "The Almanac published by Ricardo Guise and his team is a great tool both at …

NORWALK: Three aspiring independent TV producers will be given the chance to pitch their projects at NATPE to CABLEready, for the second annual emerging producer non-fiction competition. The three program pitches will be selected based upon their uniqueness, strength of …

LONDON: Sky1 HD has commissioned from Pulse Films an observational documentary series that follows the lives of teachers, pupils and staff at the world-famous Pineapple Dance Studios. Pineapple Studios is the largest dance studio space in Europe, with more than 200 classes …

NEW YORK: Bravo has ordered a third installment of the hit docuseries The Millionaire Matchmaker, to premiere January 19 at 10 p.m.  The series follows Patti Stanger, a matchmaker, and her staff as as they give their wealthy clients complete …

SANTA MONICA: A second season of the Lionsgate reality competition series Scream Queens for VH1 will see a new group of ten aspiring actresses given the chance to win a role in Saw 3D, the next installment in the Saw …

LONDON: BBC Two has commissioned Requiem for Detroit?, a documentary about the rise and fall of the city’s automotive industry, from Films of Record, a Ten Alps company. The city of Detroit, Michigan, was once thriving with the business of …