World Screen

SINGAPORE, February 1: The Asian Food Channel (AFC) has launched in the Philippines on the pay-TV platform Skycable. The channel’s content was previously available in the region through programming blocks on Skycable’s Lifestyle network. The partnership now allows viewers to …

NEW YORK, February 1: The British dramas Robin Hood and Hotel Babylon will return to BBC America for second and third seasons, respectively. The second 13×65-minute season of Robin Hood, a BBC America co-production with Tiger Aspect Productions and the …

MUNICH, February 1: SevenOne International has picked up the distribution rights for ProSieben’s new event series, The Sea Wolf, which stars German actor Thomas Kretschmann. Filming is set to begin in March in Berlin and the Bahamas, under the direction …

WASHINGTON D.C., February 1: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has commissioned Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) to produce a new six-part series examining the science, technology and history of weaponry, titled Perfect Weapon, which is distributed by Southern Star International. Each …

NEW YORK/ENGLEWOOD, February 1: DISH Network has launched The History Channel en espanol on its DishLATINO platform, marking the operator’s 37th Spanish-language channel. The A&E Television Networks-operated channel will offer DishLATINO customers highlights from The History Channel’s offerings, along with …

NEW YORK, February 1: SCI FI Channel has given a full-season order for the new original scripted-drama series Sanctuary, which will make its debut as the first series to use live-action actors against mostly virtual sets. The show began on …

LAS VEGAS, February 1: MTV Networks Latin America has acquired a stable of new programs from distributors including BBC, CCI, NBC Universal, Target Entertainment, IMG Media-owned Tiger Aspect and TVN, among others, which span a variety of genres. From Target …

BURBANK, February 1: NBC will premiere a new competition series, titled My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, beginning February 18 at 8 p.m., as well as the new comedy quiz show Amne$ia, which follows on February 22 at 9 …

WASHINGTON, February 1: Broadcasters could score an additional $2 billion in annual revenue by 2012 from delivering content to mobile and handheld devices, according to a study commissioned by the NAB technology advocacy program known as FASTROAD (Flexible Advanced Services …

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld the $74 million in damages awarded to TiVo as part of its patent dispute with satellite platform DISH Network. While the appeals court ruled that …