World Screen

MEXICO CITY, April 23: TV Azteca is presenting its new telenovela channel, Azteca Novelas, during CANITEC, which runs from today through April 25 in Mexico City. The new 24/7 channel will broadcast telenovela programming 365 days a year, including the …

KABUL, April 23: The Afghani privately owned network TOLO TV has teamed with the Afghan National Journalists Union to call on the international community to help project media freedom in the country, after authorities called for the ban of five …

LONDON, April 23: ITV is offering more than 260 hours of its programming for purchase or download through the iTunes Store in the U.K. iTunes customers can now choose from 260-plus hours of ITV content, including the series Lewis and …

NEW YORK, April 23: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Board of Governors has voted to create a new category for the Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program. According to the regulations, Outstanding Host …

LOS ANGELES, April 23: The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which today is continuing its negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild for a new contract, has filed a complaint against the Writers Guild of America with the National …

NEW YORK, April 22: Marvel Entertainment has upped Eric Rollman to the role of president of Marvel Animation, overseeing the company’s animation slate and partnerships with key broadcasters and home-entertainment studios. Rollman, who most recently served as the executive VP …

TORONTO, April 22: Corus-owned YTV and Tricon Films Television are hosting a cross-country, six-city casting call for talented singers for the new YTV original series The Next Star, scheduled to launch July 18 at 6 p.m. The Next Star is …

CHICAGO, April 22: Towers Productions is developing a new half-hour reality TV series, It Takes a Parent, featuring Betsy Hart, a syndicated columnist and talk radio host. It Takes a Parent will be based around Hart's Chicago radio show of …

TORONTO/LONDON, April 22: Nick Jr. in the U.K. has taken on the preschool property Super WHY!, produced by Out of the Blue Enterprises, from DECODE Enterprises, which holds the worldwide TV rights to the series outside of the U.S. Super …

TORONTO, April 22: CCI Entertainment’s 2-D digital comedy series Frankenstein’s Cat, which was recently awarded Best Television Series for Children at this year’s Cartoons on the Bay festival, has been sold to KI.KA in Germany and to MNET South Africa. …