World Screen

NEW YORK: After announcing its new pickups at its Infront presentation earlier this month, NBC unveiled its fall and midseason grids today, as well as formally renewed Law & Order for a record 20th season. The network presented two grids, for …

HONG KONG: SPE Networks—Asia (SPENA) has upped two executives on its senior management team, with a number of other changes to the middle management. Voo Chih Yeong has been promoted from executive director to VP of affiliate sales and marketing. …

UNIVERSAL CITY: After weeks of speculation, NBC has confirmed that Chuck will return to the schedule for a third season, with sandwich chain Subway on board as a "major sponsor." "This innovative partnership is a perfect example of the effectiveness of the …

LONDON: Loveland, a dating format with a 21st-century twist, has secured five more option deals through Target Entertainment Group. Nine Network in Australia, DM Productions in the Netherlands, Rochstar in Poland, Stefi Productions in Greece and Endemol in Italy have …

MUNICH: A raft of 3-D titles from Telcast Media Group have been sold to Turkey’s Dogan TV for its pay-TV HD channel Cool Smart. Cool Smart is set to air Telcast’s 12-part travel series 3-D Planet, as well as its …

MEXICO CITY: The new telenovela Pasion Morena leads off TV Azteca’s slate for the L.A. Screenings. The story follows Morena, a young fashion designer who is betrayed by her fiancé and finds solace on a paradise island, where she meets …

LOS ANGELES: TV5MONDE USA has locked in a deal with the Tennis Channel for the French-language broadcast rights for the 2009 French Open, running May 24 through June 4. TV5MONDE USA will broadcast four hours of coverage daily, from 10:30 …

NEW YORK: ABC has ordered a host of new fall and midseason series, including six dramas, four comedies for a Wednesday night comedy block and Mark Burnett’s Shark Tank, a U.S. version of the Sony Pictures Television format Dragon’s Den. “Our focus …

Ask a wide selection of specialists in preschool programming from around the world about the secret of success in this notoriously difficult market and there’s one thing that they’ll all agree on. The cornerstone of every success story is good …

Co-Chairman NBC Entertainment & Universal Media Studios First with his own company, Reveille, and now at NBC Universal, Ben Silverman has built a career in finding quality programming concepts—both scripted and non-scripted—and adapting them to the U.S. market. He has …