World Screen

LONDON, August 22: A raft of new entertainment, factual and history programs, including the three-part 1968 Unseen, join returning series on Five’s fall schedule. In the 1960s, broadcaster Bernard Braden recorded more than 350 interviews with leaders from the worlds …

BURBANK, August 22: Magician and endurance artist David Blaine will attempt his latest stunt, hanging upside down as he walks on the underside of a wire, live on a two-hour prime-time special on ABC. Beginning the morning of September 22, …

LONDON, August 22: ITV1 has commissioned Initial West, an Endemol company, to produce the Vegas-style quiz show Spin Star, to air in its fall schedule, and has announced the addition of Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon to the cast …

MUNICH, August 22: The hit ProSieben event game show Beat your Host!, distributed by SevenOne International, will make its debut in Sweden on Kanal 5 on September 9 under the title Vem kan slå Filip och Fredrik. The show will …

NEW YORK, August 22: The second season of the animated preschool series Pinky Dinky Doo will premiere on Noggin September 7 as part of the network’s Get Ready to Read month. The season-two launch will air during an all-day marathon …

BURBANK, August 22: Access Hollywood is kicking off its 13th season with a contest to find the biggest High School Musical fan in the U.S., and one lucky winner will receive a trip to the Hollywood premiere of Walt Disney …

NEW YORK, August 22: MTV New Media will explore the legendary music scene in Memphis, Tennessee, with the online drama $5 Cover, which was created by Hustle & Flow director Craig Brewer. The series will focus on young artists who …

COPENHAGEN, August 22: Nordisk Film TV World has inked new agreements for the supernatural reality show Sensing Murder with broadcasters in Europe and Australia. RTL in the Netherlands and TVN Norway have picked up the finished series, while Nine Network …

LONDON, August 22: UKTV Food has re-commissioned the daily seasonal food show Market Kitchen for a fifth season. Market Kitchen provides expert ideas about how to cook and where to find the best seasonal foods. The new season will see …

BRISTOL, August 22: ESPN and Major League Baseball have completed the terms of their new digital rights agreement that will allow the cable sports network to deliver content on various platforms. ESPN will launch baseball content on video-game consoles in …