World Screen

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: The E1 Entertainment production The Bridge for CTV has been picked up for broadcast by CBS, becoming the third Canadian drama to recently secure a U.S. network slot. CTV ordered The Bridge in November and shared the pilot with …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International has sealed a deal for 3,000 hours of varied programming with RTTL (Radio Television East Timor).  Starting this month until the end of 2014, viewers in Timor will have access to documentaries, telenovelas, children’s programs, comedy series …

TEL AVIV: While its revenues were up by 70 percent to $51 million in 2008, Dori Media Group recorded a 42-percent fall in its after-tax profit to $3.8 million. Revenues included $18.4 million from telenovela broadcasting and format-rights sales, reflecting …

SACRAMENTO: The California legislature has approved tax credits for local film and TV productions as part of an economic stimulus provision in its new state budget. The move is one that actor-turned Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been lobbying for for some time, …

ST. PETERSBURG: HSN has promoted Bill Brand to executive VP of programming and advanced series, expanding his remit to include management of the company’s marketing and business development functions.  Brand’s responsibilities now span several areas. As head of programming, he directs …

SILVER SPRING: Investigation Discovery (ID) has inked a two-part agreement with author and journalist Aphrodite Jones for the hosting and creation of nonfiction content.  The deal includes the creation of the new series Aphrodite Jones Files (working title). An expert on high-profile …

LOS ANGELES: Contract renewal talks between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have broken down, again, while the producers have given the union 60 days to respond to their "last, best …

LONDON: FremantleMedia has picked up a 75-percent interest in Thom Beers’ Original Productions, the outfit behind Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers. Original Productions, a prolific producer of male-targeted factual content for U.S. cable networks, will join FremantleMedia’s global network …

LOS ANGELES: Cybill Shepherd stars in the new Hallmark Channel original movie Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith, about a 40-something woman who returns to college to finish her education.  The movie has completed production and will air on Hallmark Channel in …

LONDON: Stuart Murphy has been tapped to succeed Richard Woolfe as the director of programs for Sky1, 2 and 3. Woolfe will step down in mid-March, prior to joining Five as director of programs in May. Murphy is expected to …