World Screen

SÃO PAULO, April 3: Brazil’s Record TV Network will be at MIPTV next week with a slate of new novela productions to build on its success with the hits Proof of Love and The Slave Isaura, as well as a …

VIENNA, April 3: The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) will offer international buyers at MIPTV a range of fictional and factual titles, as well as two new formats: Rock Diaries (for mobile) and Musical. Polly—The Series is on ORF’s slate. The …

LONDON, April 3: IMG Entertainment will arrive at MIPTV with more than 130 hours of new original programming and formats, covering genres such as reality, comedy, entertainment and factual. There will be several dramas offered up at the market, including …

LONDON, April 3: BBC Worldwide will head to MIPTV with a range of British titles including The Fixer, Kiss of Death, Cranford and Life in Cold Blood. The Fixer, currently airing on ITV, delves into the sinister side of the …

BUDAPEST, April 3: The premiere of Uri Geller’s The Successor delivered strong ratings for TV2 in Hungary, outperforming the channel’s average share by almost 30 percent. The local version of the show, which originated in Israel, is called A kiválasztott. …

LONDON, April 3: Fireworks International has closed a range of deals for titles from the Harmony Gold catalogue, including the flagship series Robotech. Robotech is a science-fiction anime offering, which was recently acquired by Warner Bros. for feature-film production in …

LONDON, April 3: Zodiak International has closed a raft of deals with international broadcasters and production companies in the days before MIPTV. The reality format Unexpected Visit has been renewed by Rene Stokvis Produkties in the Netherlands, following the success …

LONDON, April 3: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has inked more than 10 new deals for its Australian drama Satisfaction, including one with France’s M6. The 10-part drama has also been sold to Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Israel, Korea and New Zealand. Created …

HILVERSUM, April 3: Endemol International has secured another raft of deals for a range of Talpa Media’s formats, including the game shows Divided and I Love My Country. Divided has been commissioned by RTL 4 in the Netherlands, and is …

NEW YORK, April 3: TV Land has renewed its original reality series High School Reunion for a second season, which is slated to premiere in the first quarter of 2009. The show’s creator, Mike Fleiss, will return as executive producer. …