World Screen

WASHINGTON, March 6: Retirement Living Television (RLTV) will debut original programming from AARP TV, a new franchise that caters to people 50 and older, kicking off with two syndicated shows: Inside E Street and My Generation. Inside E Street and …

NEW YORK, March 6: TLC has partnered with the magazine Real Simple, a part of Time Inc., to develop new female-skewing multimedia lifestyle content spanning TV, print, radio, Internet and in-store events. The new female-targeted content will offer an entertaining …

NEW YORK, March 6: Throughout this month, Smithsonian Channel will roll out a series of documentary specials that pay tribute to female scientists, depicting their work with a variety of animal species around the world. The series of specials will …

SINGAPORE, March 6: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has issued its first niche subscription TV license to VeeV Interactive, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sky Media. Under the five-year niche subscription TV License, VeeV will be able to offer …

LONDON, March 6: Bruce Steinberg has resigned from his post as CEO of HIT Entertainment, with former Nickelodeon executive Jeffrey D. Dunn appointed as his successor. Effective immediately, Dunn’s new role will be based in the U.S. However, as HIT …

HONG KONG, March 6: Localized versions of Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) reality series Ripley’s Believe it or Not! have launched in Singapore on MediaCorp’s Channel 5 and in Indonesia on TV One, formerly known as Lativi. The Singaporean version …

BUENOS AIRES, March 6: Dori Media Group’s hit telenovela Lalola has been picked up by TV Azteca, marking the first time that the Mexican channel will broadcast an Argentinean production in its original format. Lalola has already been sold to …

LONDON, March 6: LIVING network has ordered Living with the Dead, an eight-part series from Original Productions UK. The show explores the most haunted homes around the U.K., and features psychic mediums Johnnie Fiori and Ian Lawman and paranormal investigator …

SANTA MONICA, March 6: VH1, which for the first time in its 23-year history has ranked among the top-10 basic-cable networks among viewers 18 to 49 in prime time according to Nielsen Media Research, has greenlit seven new productions. The …

MUNICH, March 6: Germany’s ProSieben and Tandem Communications are working with SCI FI Channel in the U.S. on Lost City Raiders, a new $6.4 million movie starring Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner James Brolin. Principal photography on the two-hour movie is …