World Screen

HARRINGTON PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has secured the international distribution rights for the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, set to air January 23, 2010. The two-hour event honors the best individual and ensemble performances in film …

NEW YORK: Philippe Dauman, the president and CEO of Viacom, stated that the company is "well positioned" in the current economy during his session at the Media Summit New York yesterday afternoon, thanks to the strengths of its content and its …

LOS ANGELES: Within Lionsgate International Television’s diverse catalogue for MIPTV is the second season of Crash, which is being offered to the global market for the first time.  The TV series, inspired by the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, …

HONG KONG: Cora Yim will spearhead content strategies, acquisitions, marketing and scheduling for STAR’s two Chinese movie channels. As the VP of programming for Star Chinese Movies and Star Chinese Movies 2, Yim will report to Cheah Chee Kong (CheeK), …

NEW YORK: Speaking at the Media Summit in New York yesterday, NBC Universal’s president and CEO, Jeff Zucker, stressed the importance of brands such as USA, SCI FI, Bravo and MSNBC, stating: "We are, first and foremost, a cable network company." …

HILVERSUM: Endemol International has scored a new round of deals for its hit format Wipeout, including BBC One commissioning a further two seasons of the British treatment. The new commission adds 24 episodes for BBC One, which launched the first …

DUBAI: Chris McDonald is stepping down as the CEO of the South Asian sports channel Ten Sports, owned by United Arab Emirates-based Taj Television, citing personal reasons. McDonald founded the company in 2000 and has served as CEO ever since. …

MIAMI: RCTV International is creating 40-episode versions of two of its most successful novelas, My Cousin Ciela and Lovers, to meet the needs of Asian broadcasters seeking limited-run content and family friendly programming. The shorter My Cousin Ciela will be readily available …

LONDON: In a deal with Warner Bros. International Television, British entertainment channel LIVING has secured the rights to the Jerry Bruckheimer Television drama Eleventh Hour starring Rufus Sewell. The 18×1-hour series, airing on CBS in the U.S.—where it is averaging 12 …

TORONTO/LONDON: Leading off the MIPTV slate of DECODE Enterprises is the new tween live-action series How to Be Indie, alongside the animated special Side Show Christmas. The 26×30-minute How to Be Indie was created and produced by Heroic Film Company …