World Screen

LOS ANGELES/SILVER SPRING: Donald Trump has teamed up with TV One for a reality series that will star former Apprentice cast member Omarosa as she looks for a husband. Omarosa’s Ultimate Merger will feature 12 bachelors put through a range of …

LONDON: The 2010 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards and Spirit Awards will have their exclusive British broadcast on Film24.  The 16th annual SAG Awards, which are voted on by actors, will air live on Film24 on January 23. The two-hour …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution has sold its forensic crime drama Halifax f.p. to Universal Networks International for broadcast on 13th Street in Australia, which launches on Foxtel and Austar this week.  The 21-episode series has been sold in more than 80 countries, including the U.S., …

LUXEMBOURG: For its third quarter, RTL Group posted a 22.7-percent increase in EBITA to 92 million euros, on revenues that were down 5 percent to 1.13 billion euros. This growth in EBITA was driven by higher contributions from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, …

SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate reported revenues of $393.7 million for its second quarter, an increase of 3 percent compared to last year, driven by strong growth in television production revenues and new revenue of $27.7 million from TV Guide Network and …

MOSCOW: CTC Media has filed a lawsuit against its former president and CEO and a current non-executive member of its board of directors, Alexander Rodnyansky. CTC is claiming that Rodnyansky has been involved in the business of one of the company’s competitors in Russia …

DUBLIN: Viacom Brand Solutions has been appointed by Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) as its exclusive ad sales representative in Ireland for E! International Network. The channel first launched in Ireland in August 2003. E! International Network, targeted at females 15 to …

MANHATTAN BEACH: Following a strong debut in Cartoon Network’s Saturday morning lineup, The Super Hero Squad Show has secured a spot in the channel’s prime-time schedule.  The Super Hero Squad Show, which debuted September 19 on Cartoon Network, was the …

TORONTO: A string of new international broadcasters have signed on for CCI Entertainment’s 3-D animated series Erky Perky. The series has just been sold to Pop TV in the U.K., SVT Sweden, NRK Norway, TRT Turkey, M-Net South Africa and …

BURBANK: Adding to its 25 Days of Christmas programming event, ABC Family will air the first four installments of the Harry Potter film series over the weekend of December 4.  On December 4, the Harry Potter weekend kicks off with …