World Screen

LOS ANGELES: VH1 has teamed up with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell "T.O." Owens for a new reality show slated to premiere this summer.  The series will follow T.O. in the off-season, and will feature his best friends and publicists …

LOS ANGELES: The new series In the Motherhood will join Samantha Who? in headlining ABC’s Thursday night comedy block.  Airing Thursdays at 8 p.m., In the Motherhood stars Will & Grace‘s Megan Mullally and Cheryl Hines of Curb Your Enthusiasm in …

LONDON: KidsCo has picked up a slew of titles from Fireworks International to air across its Asia-Pacific and sub-Saharan Africa feed starting this spring. The deal includes titles such as 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd, Chuck Finn, Even Stevens, Fergus McPhail, …

TORONTO: The History Makers Board will present three awards at this year’s summit—Best Program, Most Innovative Program and the Lifetime Achievement Award—in an evening ceremony on January 29.  The Best Program Award recognizes the series or television special that has made …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS: With four weeks to go before the first DISCOP Africa is under way, 350 participants have already registered for the event.  Launched by the organizers of the DISCOP and NATPE markets, the international conference is dedicated to the development …

PARIS: China’s State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) Vice Minister Tian Jin will lead a Chinese industry delegation at a series of "Focus on China" events and private receptions held at MIPTV on March 31.  SARFT will focus …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Senate has voted to delay the transition to all digital TV until June 12 due to the lack of preparedness for the analogue switch-off.  A host of consumer groups and politicians have been lobbying for a …

COPENHAGEN: The Scandinavian outfit Media Entertainment Group has inked co-production deals on two non-verbal comedy shorts that are being launched at NATPE this week. MEG is working with Munich-based Anaconda and its CEO, Matthias Lang, on Bluffing, a series of hidden …

LOS ANGELES: The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has ousted its chief negotiator and national executive director, Doug Allen, and has split the position into two separate posts. Former Guild general counsel David White takes over as interim national executive director, while longtime Guild …

LOS ANGELES: Bennett Media Worldwide has taken on the distribution rights to more than 200 hours of content from Australia’s Oscorp Entertainment. The deal brings the Bennett Media Worldwide program offering to more than 500 hours, which are being showcased …