World Screen

CAPE TOWN: The Natural History Unit of Africa (NHU Africa) and Animal Planet have co-produced a 52-minute HD documentary on the mysterious elephants of the Knysna Forest. This story follows wildlife expert Gareth Patterson on his quest to track down …

NEW YORK: BBC Worldwide and WGBH are teaming up for an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma and the sequel to Cranford, both to make their U.S. premiere in early 2010 on PBS. The 4×1-hour Emma follows the consequences of failed …

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment is relaunching its Scream channel as Dusk as of September 9, with the new service expanding its programming lineup to appeal to a broader demographic. Dusk will include a more extensive roster of movie titles and series …

LOS ANGELES: Writers/producers Greg Berlanti and Steven Levitan have signed on to speak at the LATV Fest’s Industry Insight luncheons, held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles from July 8 to 9. Berlanti is an executive producer …

LONDON: By the end of 2014, there will be 50 million multichannel TV homes in the Middle East and North Africa, reflecting a pay-TV penetration of more than 70 percent, according to new research from Informa. There were 76 million …

HOLLYWOOD: The highly anticipated sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen had a record-breaking opening day in the U.S., pulling in $60.6 million in its first 24 hours. The Michael Bay film beat out previous Wednesday record holder Harry Potter and …

UNIVERSAL CITY: On September 14, NBC kicks off the fall season with the prime-time debut of The Jay Leno Show, with the Thursday night comedy roster that includes The Office and Parks and Recreation under way on September 17. Also …

PARIS: The FRANCE 24-RFI Web Documentary Award, presented in association with the 21st international photojournalism festival Visa pour l’Image, will recognize the best journalistic approach using multimedia resources and an original angle on the news. The winner will receive a …

  ATHENS: The Greek edition of ShineReveille’s The Moment of Truth format, broadcast on Antenna, has been banned, with regulators arguing that the series is offensive and encourages participants to "humiliate themselves for a reward."   The format has been sold for …

ATLANTA: The PGA of America and Turner Sports have extended their broadcasting and interactive media agreements, which cover the PGA Championship, PGA Grand Slam of Golf and PGA.com, through 2019. The new agreement will see Turner’s Cartoon Network Enterprises serving …