World Screen

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, August 11: The Apprentice UK, where contestants battle for the chance to work for self-made millionaire Sir Alan Sugar, will air Mondays on CNBC in the U.S. starting this month. The 16 aspiring tycoons compete in 12 weeks …

LONDON, August 11: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has picked up all visual rights, excluding North America, to five new shows from Thom Beers’ Original Productions that focus on blue-collar heroism, and plans to launch the titles at MIPCOM. Verminators follows a …

SYDNEY, August 11: Beyond Distribution has been named the worldwide distributor for a collection of programming from MTV Networks’ VH1 and Logo channels for launch at MIPCOM. VH1’s Sex: The Revolution is a four-part documentary series exploring when in American …

HILVERSUM, August 11: Eyeworks will be the exclusive worldwide distributor outside of the Netherlands for RTL 4’s format Who is the Chef?, which was developed and produced in house by RTL Productions. Who is the Chef? is a new daily …

SINGAPORE, August 11: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has created a dedicated sales team to explore and maximize revenue opportunities within the digital space, to be led by Delilah Chan. The new digital sales team will focus on offering advertisers more …

TAMPERE, August 11: Timoteus Tuovinen has been appointed as the executive producer for Finnish format outfit Aito Media, where he will be responsible for international productions and distribution. Previously, Tuovinen worked as an independent consultant with digital content producers and …

TV Kids Weekly, August 5, 2008 ORIGIN: Based on an original idea developed at Turner International India. DISTRIBUTOR: Turner International India TV SHOW: M.A.D. is an original series for POGO, Turner’s 24-hour children’s channel available on platforms across India. M.A.D. …

April 2008 This month, Disney Channel in the U.S. celebrates its 25th birthday. Since its launch in 1983, the channel has gone through various incarnations, from a premium service to a basic-cable channel, spinning off the preschool service Playhouse Disney …

April 2008 Starting out as a teen model and actress in Argentina, Cris Morena went on to become a full-time creator, and in 2002 became the first woman to establish a TV production company in Argentina. She is the creator, …

World Screen Weekly, August 7, 2008 General Manager Beyond Distribution When Fiona Crago joined Beyond Distribution 11 years ago, she had to take a considerable pay cut from the position she previously had at a law firm. She really wanted …