World Screen

LOS ANGELES: The Patricia Cornwell crime novels At Risk and The Front are being adapted into Lifetime original movies, starring Andie MacDowell, Daniel Sunjata, Diahann Carroll, Annabeth Gish and Ashley Williams. The films mark the first time ever that Cornwell’s …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Face the Ace, in which qualifiers compete against world-class poker pros for a shot at $1 million, will debut on NBC on August 1 at 9 p.m. Steve Schirripa (The Sopranos) hosts the new poker-themed game show, which …

TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group has clinched a deal with Israeli platform YES to extend carriage of the novela channels VIVA and VIVA Platina until the end of 2013. VIVA is included on YES’s basic package while VIVA Platina is …

LOS ANGELES: Scott Kirkpatrick has been promoted to director of international sales at the men’s entertainment production-distribution outfit Bennett Media Worldwide. Kirkpatrick takes over the sales responsibilities and clients of Matthew Mancinelli, who will be leaving Bennett on July 24 …

MIAMI: HBO is expanding the Entourage brand via a partnership with the W Hotels chain, kicking off with an "Entourage Bungalow" at the new W South Beach. The design of the Entourage Bungalow at W South Beach was inspired by the …

LONDON: Damian Kavanagh is to take on the role of controller of CBBC later this year, replacing Anne Gilchrist, who, after three years of running the department, is joining the BBC in-house comedy department as creative and business director. Kavanagh will …

BURBANK: Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment is working with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on a digital motion comic series called Time Jumper that will be available from iTunes this week. The comic tells the story of a young man who jumps …

LOS ANGELES: Coinciding with the production of the original investigative news series On the Case with Paula Zahn for ID: Investigation Discovery, Scott Sternberg Productions has expanded its operations with the opening of a New York office. Staffed by an …

LONDON: The newly upgraded consumer websites for History and Military History in the U.K. feature a Brightcove video player and Sky+ remote recording capabilities, among other enhanced services.  Users can view original short-form content via the Brightcove Video Player, including …

PARIS: The debate over a new version of France’s controversial anti-piracy legislation began in the lower house of parliament today, but legislators won’t vote on the bill until September. France’s Constitutional Council had deemed a previous version of the Creation and …