World Screen

NEW YORK: Comedy Central and its digital comedy portal Atom.com are co-funding the new Waverly Films web series The Fuzz. The Fuzz is a procedural cop series in which humans and puppets join forces to crack down on criminals in …

LONDON: Selma Turajlic is joining ALL3MEDIA International as its head of interactive media and licensing, focused on broadcast-related interactivity, mobile and Internet applications. Turajlic is tasked with further developing interactive elements within formats and programs and exploit opportunities in interactive, …

SYDNEY: TV3 Catalunya has picked up 74 episodes of the hit series McLeod’s Daughters from Southern Star International. The drama, shot entirely on location in South Australia, focuses on the lives of a group of women running a vast cattle …

NEW YORK: NBC Universal has embarked on a company-wide effort to ramp up the creation of content that will educate audiences about health and wellness issues, including a new daily show on MSNBC anchored by NBC News’s chief medical editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman. …

LOS ANGELES: The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) is launching its second annual Next TV Competition, recognizing top online video content, with winners to be announced at the LATVFest in July. Done in part with Stickam.com, the contest …

BARCELONA: Magic Journey to Africa, a stereoscopic 3-D, live-action offering budgeted at 10 million euros, is to be represented internationally by Filmax International. From Orbita Max, Magical Journey to Africa tells the story of a 10-year-old girl who is on …

LOS ANGELES/BOSTON: Fans of The Bold and the Beautiful will now have a host of new ways to interact with the series, as Paid, Inc. has been enlisted to bolster entertainment experiences surrounding the long-running daytime drama. Paid, Inc. will be responsible …

BURBANK: ABC has launched an online destination showcasing the music and artists that are featured in the network’s prime-time shows, kicking off with a tribute to Grey’s Anatomy. The ABC Music Lounge on ABC.com includes a streaming radio station programmed with more …

COPENHAGEN: The European Documentary Network (EDN) has opened the call for a new two-part development program—New Platforms, New Politics—spotlighting ten documentaries that promote social, environmental and political change. The development program will help define a frame for the production of …

MUNICH: German pay-TV platform Premiere, in which News Corporation holds a 30.5-percent stake, may undergo a rebranding to become Sky Deutschland, press reports indicate. An official announcement could come as early as next week, Dow Jones reports, and the rebrand is …