World Screen

TORONTO: Canada’s Global TV has made new additions to its prime-time schedule, including the murder-mystery series Harper’s Island. Premiering on April 9, Harper’s Island follows a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island for a wedding. …

NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable will be launching Primetime On Demand, a new channel that will offer a variety of hit shows from various broadcast and cable networks’ prime-time lineups, including NBC, CBS, USA and FX. Viewers will be able …

TORONTO: The Canadian government is creating the Canada Media Fund (CMF), whose mandate is to ensure the production of quality content and to make it available on multiple platforms. The CMF will be created as the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) …

LONDON: A recent survey conducted by CNN International and Ericsson reveals that top executives are increasingly viewing TV content on their laptops, desktop computers and mobile devices, and 73 percent of CNN’s global online audience share user-generated video content. Of …

LONDON: A recent survey conducted by CNN International and Ericsson reveals that top executives are increasingly viewing TV content on their laptops, desktop computers and mobile devices, and 73 percent of CNN’s global online audience share user-generated video content. Of …

NEW YORK: The new TLC series Table for 12 looks at a family who has three sets of multiples, totaling ten children, and traces the daily experiences of the bunch. The series, which launches on March 23 at 10 p.m., …

LONDON: The U.K. pay-tv company BSkyB launched an attack against Channel 4, claiming the commercial broadcaster is mismanaged and has wasted millions of pounds on failed business ventures. These criticisms were made in a letter from BSkyB to the U.K. …

Senior VP, Programming & Creative Strategy Nickelodeon Latin America Just a few weeks ago it was announced that Tatiana Rodriguez would be upped to the role of senior VP of programming and creative strategy for Nickelodeon Latin America, a deserving …

CHANNEL: FRANCE 24 COUNTRY: Originates in France and available in some 160 countries, potentially reaching 96 million households with international broadcasts. LAUNCH DATE: December 6, 2006 OWNERSHIP: FRANCE 24 is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the public-funded holding company Audiovisuel Extérieur …

MIPTV March 30-April 3 Cannes, France "Can you afford not to be there?" is the question posed on some of MIPTV’s promotional ads this year. The sentiment on the part of organizers Reed MIDEM is clear: in these challenging times, …