World Screen

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channels International has expanded the reach of its Nat Geo Wild HD channel with a launch in Poland on the N platform. The channel’s debut lineup will include National Geographic’s In the Womb franchise, Jean-Michel Cousteau: …

    LOS ANGELES: MGM Worldwide Television is launching its new drama SGU: Stargate Universe at MIPCOM, alongside the highly-anticipated Joss Whedon theatrical thriller The Cabin in the Woods. Based on the popular Stargate series, SGU is more youthful in …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central is teaming up with Don Mischer Productions for the American Comedy Awards, an annual event that will honor and celebrate the world of comedy. The event will celebrate and reward the year’s best in film, TV, …

LOS ANGELES: ITV Studios, in partnership with Parade Publications, has selected celebrity chef Tyler Florence to host and serve on the judging panel for the new pilot Search for the Greatest American Recipe. The pilot will send cameras to seven …

LONDON: Elisabeth Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of the Shine Group, is teaming up with former head of Bebo, Joanna Shields, to launch a new digital-media venture.   The digital production company, which is yet to be named, will combine …

CAMBRIDGE: Pay-TV revenue in the U.K. will climb from $6.2 billion in 2009 to $8.2 billion by 2014 as IPTV grows at an impressive compound annual growth rate of 26 percent, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research.   …

MILAN: News Corporation’s wholly owned pay-TV company Sky Italia has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset.   In the suit, filed against Mediaset’s RTI television division and Publitalia, its advertising rep firm, Sky Italia claims Publitalia refused …

LONDON: All sectors of the Indian TV market are expected to show growth until 2013, according to new research from Screen Digest, with pay-TV operators looking for investors as the recession eases.   Just as the Indian economy is forecast …

PARIS: The 25th edition of MIPCOM will feature star power such as Lisa Kudrow, Joan Rivers, Matt Groening and Jerry Seinfeld. Kudrow, best know as Phoebe from the hit series Friends, will be on hand to promote her role as …

LONDON: Current TV in the U.K. is launching a new weekly current-affairs block, which will feature documentaries and real-life stories on a diverse range of British and international topics. Starting September 28 with the debut of Wasted Britain, the block …