World Screen

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Asia has long held a fascination for documentary filmmakers from North America and Western Europe. For decades, international producers have headed East, bringing those stories to the rest of the world. For the last few years, however, the Asian pool …

The Canadian production-and-distribution studio 9 Story Entertainment this week announced a full production slate for the year, led by its brand-new live-action YTV commission, Survive This. The company is also delivering new episodes of its TELETOON and Cartoon Network EMEA …

CHATSWORTH: Image Entertainment has firmed up an exclusive agreement with Terry Fator, who took first place on the second season of America’s Got Talent, to produce and distribute a live-performance show.  The agreement gives Image the exclusive worldwide home video, digital …

SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has appointed Craig Dobbs to the newly created role of executive VP of programming and production. Dobbs is tasked with production and programming efforts across the broadcaster’s regional networks. Both production and programming departments will …

UNIVERSAL CITY: The pilot for Caprica, the highly anticipated SCI FI Channel prequel to Battlestar Galactica, will be made available on DVD and via digital download this April, well ahead of its TV premiere in 2010. The limited-edition DVD will hit retail on April 21 courtesy of Universal Studios …

LOS ANGELES: HBO has given a fourth-season renewal to Big Love—for a 2010 premiere—just a few weeks after the launch of season three. Production on the new season begins later this year. The show focuses on Salt Lake City native Bill Henrickson, …

LOS ANGELES: Martin Pompadur, a former News Corporation senior executive, has teamed with E! Entertainment Television co-founder Larry Namer and Amerilink founder Jean Zhang to set up a new venture focused on developing and distributing content for the Chinese market. Metan …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Washington Unplugged, a new 15-minute webcast on CBSNews.com, will feature highlights of the week’s biggest political stories, hosted by Bob Schieffer. Schieffer is CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent and moderator of Face the Nation. In the new weekly …

LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has denied an attempt by the head of the Screen Actors Guild to reinstate the union’s ousted chief negotiator, clearing the way for resumed talks with Hollywood producers. Alan Rosenberg, the president …