World Screen

SYDNEY: FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) is producing Killing Time, a crime drama based on the true story of disgraced lawyer Andrew Fraser, for TV1, the Australian cable and satellite channel owned by CBS Paramount, NBC Universal and Sony Pictures Television. The 10×1-hour series is …

BUENOS AIRES: Flor Latina Entertainment Group is launching Logia Films’ 13-episode mini-series Guita fácil (Easy Money) for 2010, and will be presenting the first episode at NATPE. At MIPCOM, Flor Latina presented the ten-minute trailer for the new mini-series, which …

MEXICO CITY: La Duda (The Doubt) and Un Nuevo Amor (A New Love) are joining the schedule of pay-TV channel Azteca Novelas this November. On November 9, The Doubt will make its debut on the 24-hour all-novela channel. The story …

HONG KONG: National Geographic Channel in Asia is set to premiere a new travel series featuring Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, known for her roles in House of Flying Daggers and Memoirs of a Geisha. Zhang Ziyi Travel Series premieres on …

NEW YORK: The six-part series Apocalypse: The Second World War, distributed by France Télévisions Distribution and featuring never-before-seen civilian footage, will premiere on the Smithsonian Channel on Veterans Day, November 11. The series features "top secret" footage of the war …

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s Record has opened up two new studios at its RecNov (Record Novelas) production complex, as part of its efforts to ramp up its original programming capabilities. Record acquired the production complex in 2005, when it was …

NEW YORK: The offers to acquire Travel Channel from Cox Communications have topped $900 million, according to U.S. press reports, with News Corporation and Scripps Networks said to be the frontrunners. The deals on the table reportedly include the formation …

NEW YORK: Forbes Luxe 11, a new lifestyle series of ten hour-long specials for Travel Channel, will feature content and on-camera talent provided by Forbes.  Airing on a weekly basis starting November 7 at 10 p.m., the shows will feature …

NEW YORK: Classic Media is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Casper the Friendly Ghost property with new partners and products across a range of platforms, including the launch of the CGI animated Casper’s Scare School.  Casper’s Scare School has …

TOKYO: Sony Corporation’s second-quarter results show a net loss of 26.3 billion yen ($292 million), versus the year-ago profit of 20.8 billion yen, on revenues that fell 19.8 percent to 1.66 trillion yen ($18.5 billion). The company attributed the loss …