World Screen

NEW YORK: Blair Westlake, the corporate VP of Microsoft’s Media & Entertainment Group, will serve as the Gala Chair of this year’s International Emmy Awards, which take place on November 23 in New York City. Making the announcement, Bruce L. Paisner, …

NEW YORK: MTV is developing an American version of Skins, the popular E4/Channel 4 youth drama that is airing in the U.S. on BBC America. Created by father and son team Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain, Skins, represented worldwide by …

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) produces and distributes programming across all genres and platforms, from Shark Tank for ABC and Rules of Engagement for CBS and the hit cable series Rescue Me, Damages and the more recent Drop Dead Diva, to …

LONDON: The Royal Television Society’s (RTS) bi-annual Cambridge Convention, which will take place at Kings College from September 16 to 18, will focus on how the British media industry can adapt in the current economic climate to ensure a strong …

SUNNYVALE: A new white paper from research firm In-Stat and technology firm Telegent Systems predicts that the number of free-to-air analogue mobile TV users worldwide will rise from 54 million today to 300 million by 2013. Analogue mobile TV has …

HILVERSUM: The game-show formats Pyramid, 50-50 and Russian Roulette have been sold by 2waytraffic to Egyptian broadcaster ERTU. Pyramid originally launched in the U.S. more than 30 years ago. The game show has since aired in 20 countries, including the …

SINGAPORE: The entertainment news series TMZ is now available in Asia on HBO’s network of channels, with daily segments to air within 24 hours of their U.S. broadcast from Tuesday to Saturday. TMZ daily news segments will run after the …

LOS ANGELES: The hit fashion-competition Project Runway made its debut outing on Lifetime, beating out all cable competition in key demographics and coming in as the highest-rated premiere for the series. Project Runway generated a 3.2 rating among women 18 …

LONDON: UKTV’s recently rebranded Good Food channel has acquired a string of new content featuring Australian culinary talent, totaling 28 hours. Acquired from FremantleMedia Enterprises, Bill’s Holiday features chef, restaurateur and food writer Bill Granger as he showcases more than …

NEW YORK: A second season of Warehouse 13 has been ordered by Syfy for a summer 2010 launch. Stars Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek and Allison Scagliotti are all set to return for the 13 new episodes. Warehouse 13 …