World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Shannen Doherty of Beverly Hills, 90210 fame leads the cast of new Hallmark Channel original movie Growing the Big One, which has already begun production in Vancouver, Canada. Doherty stars as a young woman who inherits her family …

NEW YORK: Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements, which owns controlling interests in Viacom and CBS Corporation, is selling close to $1 billion worth of shares in the two companies in order to repay part of its debt. National Amusements announced an …

NEW YORK: Bravo is currently in development on a new docuseries, Thintervention with Jackie Warner, featuring the Work Out fitness expert on a mission to change lives through healthy habits.  During three seasons of the hit Bravo series Work Out, …

ATLANTA: Lopez Tonight, a new late-night talk show presented by actor and comedian George Lopez, will debut on TBS on November 9 at 11 p.m. Lopez Tonight will include guests from the areas of entertainment, sports, pop culture and politics. …

DALLAS: In 2014, advanced TV advertising revenues in the U.S.—including VOD and DVR advertising, plus interactive formats such as microsites and overlays—will top $4 billion, according to new data from Parks Associates. By the end of this year, the report …

LONDON: UKTV has commissioned Tiger Aspect Productions to produce a pilot of the format Comedy Exchange for its entertainment channel Dave. The hour-long pilot challenges Never Mind The Buzzcock’s Phill Jupitus and Flight of the Conchords‘ Eugene Mirman to trade …

SANTA MONICA: At the American Film Market (AFM), panels will focus on film financing opportunities, local and international distribution trends, marketing strategies and digital technologies, with sessions that will include film executives, producers, writers, directors, distributors, financiers and attorneys.  The …

BURBANK: Former Yahoo! advertising sales executive Dave Dickman has been named senior VP of digital media sales at the Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG). In his new role, Dickman will head up the studio’s U.S. digital media sales efforts, tasked with …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON: E1 Entertainment has appointed Tara Long as VP of U.S. alternative programming, to be based in Los Angeles and report directly to John Morayniss, the CEO of E1 Television. Long will be responsible for growing E1 Television’s new …

LOS ANGELES: 3 Ball Productions has brought on Brant Pinvidic to serve as its new executive VP of development, and also promoted Dan Snook to VP of development. Pinvidic reports to 3 Ball CEOs and company founders JD Roth and …