World Screen

MONTE CARLO: Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace, an original documentary that spotlights the landmark 1979 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, officially kicked off the 49th annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival last night. This is the first time the Monte-Carlo …

LONDON: Channel 4 has announced plans to become the first U.K. broadcaster to make its back catalogue available completely free of charge through its catch-up service, 4oD. Starting in July, more than 4,000 hours of Channel 4’s archived content, will …

LOS ANGELES: On speculations that The Century Plaza, the L.A. Screenings yearly locale, would be torn down, Isabella Márquez, the president at Events TM, confirmed the event will continue to be held there until at least 2013. “The hotel guaranteed that nothing …

LONDON: Elisabeth Murdoch’s Shine Group continues to expand its global footprint with the establishment of a new division in France, to be led by Thierry Lachkar, formerly the chief creative officer at Endemol France. This is the latest international push …

TORONTO: The winners of the Banff World Television Awards, known as The Rockies, have been named across 23 categories, with British productions leading the pack, winning out in such categories as best comedy. The BBC’s Beautiful People took home honors …

COUNTRY: Greece LAUNCH DATE: May 7, 2009 OWNERSHIP: NBC Universal Global Networks  DISTRIBUTION: Universal Channel in Greece is distributed exclusively on conn-x TV, OTE’s IPTV platform. DESCRIPTION: Offering viewers "a world of great entertainment" from one of Hollywood’s biggest studios.  …

VP, Development & International Sales Tricon Films & Television  In less than a decade, Tricon Films & Television has transformed itself from a boutique production company that was representing its own titles to become one of the fastest growing distribution …

At Discovery Channel in the U.S., Gena McCarthy, the senior VP of development and production, says diversity is part of the network’s programming strategy. “We are looking at a very broad range of content. We are always on the prowl …

For 35 years, the Alliance for Children and Television (ACT) in Canada has been working to make sure that Canadian children are receiving the best entertainment possible. That mandate was on display June 3, with the organization’s 2009 Awards of …

TORONTO: Temple Street Productions is working on 12 new episodes of Being Erica for a sophomore season of the CBC Television hit series. Erin Karpluk returns for second two as the funny and candid Erica Strange. More is revealed in …