World Screen

LONDON: Formats from the catalogue of U.K. indie Magnum Media will now be represented globally by FremantleMedia, in a deal financed through the company’s Talent Fund. Magnum Media’s portfolio includes entertainment formats and talent-led entertainment shows such as Chris Moyles’ …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting is to launch Sweden’s only channel dedicated solely to ice hockey at the start of the new season this fall. Viasat Hockey will be available on the Viasat satellite platform as part of its premium sports package, …

MIAMI: The multiplatform telenovela Amanda O has been sold by Dori Media Group into 22 territories, with Vietnam and the Philippines as its most recent sales. Produced by Dori Media Contenidos, Amanda O follows the story of a woman who …

NEW YORK: For the first quarter, revenues fell 41 percent at RHI Entertainment to $13 million, while the company narrowed its net loss from $20.2 million to $12.7 million. Library revenues fell 25 percent to $13 million, and there were no …

LOS ANGELES: Three original reality series lead off TV Land’s summer schedule, including one from Mark Burnett, alongside the launch of Roseanne and a host of films set to join the Friday night PRIME Movie block. The network’s summer schedule …

STUDIO CITY: Henry Schleiff is stepping down as the president and CEO of Crown Media Holdings, the parent company of Hallmark Channel in the U.S., at the end of this month, and will be succeeded by Bill Abbott. According to a …

LONDON: Project Chopin, produced by BreakThru Films, has been added to the catalogue of ITV Global Entertainment, which picked up the worldwide TV and home-entertainment distribution rights for the title. Project Chopin, currently in production, is comprised of an 85-minute …

NORWALK: Tatiana Figueiredo has been added as a sales representative for CABLEready, responsible for Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America. She will report directly to Sabrina Toledo, CABLEready’s VP of sales and marketing. Figueiredo will be responsible for researching …

LUXEMBOURG: A tough ad market took its toll on the RTL Group in the first quarter, with revenues falling 11.1 percent to 1.2 billion euros and EBITA down by 53.7 percent to 87 million euros. Lower revenues across the board, …

SANTA MONICA: A second season of VH1 Tough Love has been given the green light and scheduled for a fourth-quarter premiere. The show, which watches professional matchmaker Steven Ward put unlucky-in-love women through a dating boot camp, was a strong …