World Screen

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand-produced mystery drama Kaitangata Twitch has been sold to ABC TV in Australia by Lenz Entertainment. Done in live action and CGI, the tale is of the modern world confronted by Maori legend. The project is from …

NEW YORK: NBC Universal is working with Maria Shriver on a project about women in America, complementing her study The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything, with a weeklong programming stunt that kicks off October 18. The initative covers a host …

SINGAPORE: Singaporean IPTV platform SingTel is expanding its channel lineup this month, adding the Tamil-language general entertainment channel Kalaignar TV and the Malay service Astro World. Both channels join mioTV on October 15. Launched in 2007 in Chennai, India, Kalaignar TV offers …

LOS ANGELES: Fox International Channels (FIC) has promoted Sharon Tal Yguado to the position of senior VP of content development, while Jason Simms becomes senior VP of global acquisitions. In their new roles, both will continue to work closely together to oversee …

BOSTON: PBS Distribution, jointly owned by PBS and WGBH, is heading to MIPCOM with Ken Burns’ latest doc series: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. The series recently premiered to critical acclaim on PBS in the U.S. PBS Distribution’s worldwide co-production …

SILVER SPRING: Discovering Ardi, a two-hour special exploring new findings about human evolution, will be launched to the international market by Discovery Enterprises International at MIPCOM, ahead of the U.S. television broadcast on October 11. The special chronicles the discovery …

LONDON: Grant Ross, former director of international at Endemol France, is to take on the role of director of acquisitions at Endemol, replacing Lisette van Diepen, who recently stepped down after a 14-year tenure. Ross will take on responsibility for …

STRASBOURG: The number of news channels operating in Europe has hit 162, according to the European Audiovisual Observatory, double the number available in 2005. Of the 162 channels operating in the European Union, Croatia and Turkey, 32 have an explicit …

NEW YORK: Bravo is currently developing three new docuseries, each following a personality who has previously appeared on a reality show on the network.  From The Real Housewives of New York City, Bethenny Frankel is set to star in her own …

LONDON: Canada is the world’s largest producer of animation for television, a Screen Digest report reveals, cranking out 382 hours last year worth $265 million and topping the U.S., which produced 330 hours worth $376 million. Europe’s biggest animation producer …