World Screen

DUBAI/BAHRAIN:
Showtime Arabia and the Orbit Group of Companies are merging their pay-TV operations in the Middle East and North Africa, delivering more than 70 channels to subscribers in the region, including premium movie services and English Premier League matches. Marc-Antoine …

LOS ANGELES: The creative producing initiative from the Sundance Institute is designed to support emerging independent producers in both the narrative and documentary fields, helping to provide assistance through labs, grants and long-term advisor relationships. Part of the initiative is …

LOS ANGELES: As part of a new multi-territory deal, Fox International Channels (FIC) is to manage marketing and advertising sales for MySpace in Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Poland, Mexico and Turkey. FIC operates 170 TV services, as well as their …

LONDON: The BBC’s director-general, Mark Thompson, is the most influential person in British TV, according to the MediaGuardian, sitting second on the newspaper’s annual 100 power list, just behind Google’s Sergey Brin and Larry Page and ahead of News Corporation’s …

LONDON: High-definition channels from FX, MTV Networks International and National Geographic join a new HD version of LIVING on the Virgin Media platform, available to 3.6 million customers across the U.K. LIVING HD will feature shows such as Criminal Minds, …

NEW YORK: Ahead of TEPAL, TV Latina has released Canales en la cima del éxito, a special video report focusing on some of the top cable channels in Latin America. To view it, please click here. The report, presented by …

MIAMI: RCTV International has named Haydee Pabon as director of international sales for Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Based in Miami, Pabon is charged with driving the exploitation of RCTV’s catalogue, including telenovelas, series, feature films, docs, reality shows and …

MIAMI: Venevision Productions has begun production on its new novela Pecadora, which features the popular Mexican acting and singing stars Litzy and Eduardo Capetillo. The cast also includes Paulo Quevedo, Lina Santos, Ariel Lopez Padilla, Sergio Klainer, Marjorie De Sousa, Maritza …

LONDON: Nickelodeon UK has picked up the rights to Marvel Animation’s new action series The Super Hero Squad Show for launch on NickToons. Characters such as Captain America, Silver Surfer, Hulk, Wolverine and Iron Man team up to protect Super …

LONDON: Discovery Networks EMEA has commissioned WAG TV to produce the 8×1-hour engineering series X-Machines. The series uses immersive filming techniques to enable the viewer to comprehend the power of these machines, such as the Beluga Airbus A300-600ST, the world’s largest super-transporter; …