World Screen

BEVERLY HILLS: Capitalism: A Love Story is the new documentary feature from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, set to be released in the U.S. on October 2 by Overture Films, with Paramount Vantage handling international distribution. Moore said in a press release …

LONDON: In its first major content deal with Channel 4, UKTV has acquired 187 hours of programming from the broadcaster, encompassing entertainment, comedy and drama. The slate will premiere across four of UKTV’s ten thematic channels: G.O.L.D., Dave, Watch and Yesterday, …

LONDON: Crime & Investigation Network (CI) in the U.K. has commissioned eight new HD shows from local production outfits, including four series and four specials. Living with Murder, set to debut in fall 2009, is a 6×1-hour series that looks at how the …

MUMBAI: India’s leading Hindi-language general-entertainment channel, Star Plus, is launching its own version of Moment of Truth next week, called Sach Ka Saamna. The show premieres July 15 and will air Monday to Friday at 10:30 p.m. The contestant who can …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central has given the go-ahead to a sitcom from Gary Sanchez Productions and Debmar-Mercury starring Jon Heder, with Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy writing and producing the show. Distributed by Debmar-Mercury, the untitled, multi-camera sitcom, premiering next year, …

LOS ANGELES: Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution has licensed the off-net cable rights to the popular CBS comedy The New Adventures of Old Christine to Lifetime Television, which aims to launch the show in the fall of 2010. Lifetime will hold …

LONDON: Around The World In 80 Days, a reality show in which six pairs of celebrities race around the world and embark on challenges to raise money for charity, is one of the highlights for BBC One this fall. The 6×1-hour …

ALVISO: Best Buy and TiVo are parterning to drive distribution of the DVR brand and to give the retail chain a digital platform in consumers’ homes. TiVo and Best Buy plan to investigate the development of a user interface for …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced that Sir David Frost will receive this year’s Founders Award, while ZDF’s director-general, Markus Schächter, will be honored with the Directorate Award. The Awards will be presented at the 37th International …

LOS ANGELES: Live coverage of Michael Jackson’s memorial service in Los Angeles on Tuesday recorded 31.1 million viewers across 18 networks in the U.S., with millions more tuning in online. Carried live on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, …