World Screen

CANNES: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has sold the series Jamie’s American Road Trip, which features the celebrity chef touring the U.S., into more than 40 territories. The 6×1-hour travel and food doc series features Oliver on a journey of discovery into …

NEW YORK: Bravo has picked up The Real Housewives of D.C., as well as a second season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, both of which are set to premiere in 2010.  Production is under way on both series. …

CANNES: Further international deals have been signed for the new Jerry Seinfeld format The Marriage Ref by Endemol, with Seven Network in Australia set for its own local version. Seven Network commissioned a local production from Endemol’s Southern Star Entertainment …

LOS ANGELES: A second season of the comedy Bored to Death will begin production in 2010, following a strong first outing. The show’s debut episode drew in 4.1 million viewers on HBO and HBO On Demand. The episode also received …

CANNES: A three-year extension on the programming deal between CBS Studios International and RAI Cinema has been signed. The agreement includes mini-series, TV movies and feature films. This is the first TV distribution deal in Italy for the new CBS …

CANNES: More than 12,000 delegates came to Cannes for MIPCOM this week, an increase from MIPTV six months ago, which was attended by 11,500 people. There were 4,000-plus buyers at the market, again an increase on MIPTV, which registered 3,500. …

CANNES: In the Connected Entertainment keynote at MIPCOM today, Tom Rogers, the president and CEO of TiVo, in conversation with World Screen’s group editorial director, Anna Carugati, discussed the importance of allowing consumers to be in full control of their TV experience. …

LONDON: The new game show 5 Against the Quizmaster headlines FremantleMedia’s slate of formats for buyers.  From i&u TV Produktion, 5 Against the Quizmaster ranked number one in its time slot on RTL across all key demographics in Germany, where …

CANNES: The Bubble, a comedy news-quiz hybrid from Armoza Formats, is heading into production for BBC Two.  Each week, the show watches as three celebrity contestants are locked away in a media-free zone for four days. They are then are …

CANNES: There are three new blue-chip documentaries on the Discovery Communications slate, which further features a lineup of science programming.   “By making science programming entertaining and compelling, Discovery is able to help viewers become more engaged in the learning …