World Screen

HILVERSUM: 2waytraffic is showcasing three finished programs alongside its formats catalogue: Shark Tank, Young Dumb & Living Off Mum and Trust Me, I’m a Dealer. Shark Tank, knows as Dragons’ Den outside of the U.S., launched on August 8 on …

PARIS/NEW YORK: Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of World Screen, has been tapped to moderate two of MIPCOM’s most highly anticipated keynotes: TiVo’s Tom Rogers and Hasbro’s Brian Goldner. Rogers, TiVo’s president and CEO, will deliver the Connected Entertainment …

NEW YORK: At the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, Little Dorrit took home the most wins, with seven in total, followed by Grey Gardens with six and 30 Rock with five. Total wins for HBO were 16, then NBC with 11. …

MIAMI: Disney Media Networks Latin America (DMNLA) is beginning production in Venezuela on Los Años Dorados, a Spanish-language version of The Golden Girls, developed for the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets.   Tailored for the Hispanic audience with a …

WASHINGTON: In the U.S., people still support the idea of a free press as a watchdog on government, and turn to traditional media on major news stories despite skepticism about bias in the news media, according to findings in the …

LONDON: BSkyB has charged the U.K. media regulator Ofcom with exceeding its powers and making basic errors in an official review of the pay-TV market.   The criticism came in response to findings by Ofcom that BSkyB should allow rivals …

CAMBRIDGE, September 18: In a speech delivered to the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention, BBC director-general Mark Thompson defended the BBC’s position as a public institution and reiterated its intent to examine how the BBC can best serve the public …

LONDON: Evergreen Entertainment will be presenting seven new titles at MIP Junior, among them Little Krishna. From Big Animation, Little Krishna is a 3-D series from India. XOL is a comedy action series co-production by Peach Blossom Media, Steve Walsh …

MILAN: Atlantyca Entertainment has secured a multi-year Italian licensing agreement with Panini for the animated series Geronimo Stilton. Panini will develop a variety of Geronimo-branded sticker-related products (sticker collection, sticker stack books, sticker sheets and albums). The deal will run …

NEW YORK: The new 12-part docuseries Flowers Uncut with Jeff Leatham, produced by Original Media, will premiere on November 4 at 10 p.m. on TLC. Each half-hour episode chronicles the fast-paced lifestyle of artistic director and floral designer Jeff Leatham …