World Screen

SANTA MONICA, January 31: GSN has announced plans to premiere a new 40-episode game show, titled Bingo America, beginning March 31 at 7 p.m. Developed and executive produced by Andrew Glassman, the show will be fast-paced, blending the classic elements …

NEW YORK, January 31: Hispanic news and information outlet ImpreMedia and V-me have entered into a collaboration to inform and engage Latino voters in the U.S. through combined election coverage and news teams, beginning on February 5—Super Tuesday—and continuing through …

NEW YORK, January 31: MGM Consumer Products has tapped New York-based Big Tent Entertainment as the exclusive licensing agent for Argentina and Chile, responsible for supporting its entire portfolio of properties, which includes classics such as Pink Panther and Rocky. …

LOS ANGELES, January 31: Showtime Networks is working with Internet TV service Brightcove to launch a customized Internet-based offering for its 2008 Primetime Emmy Campaign, which will allow voting Academy members to view full seasons of the network’s original series. …

ATLANTA, January 31: Cartoon Network is developing a spin off of its popular action-adventure series Ben 10 that takes the characters five years into the future. Ben 10: Alien Force features Ben Tennyson as a 15 year old, using his …

SANTA MONICA, January 31: Lionsgate has completed two volume programming deals with M-Net in South Africa and Yes-DBS Satellite Services in Israel. The deals include Lionsgate’s new one-hour and half-hour series, mini-series, movies of the week and library films. Titles …

ISMANING, January 31: EM.Sport Media has taken a 15-percent stake in Cologne-based Wige Media, a film and TV production outfit that specializes in sports content. The shares were acquired from the securities trading bank Close Brothers Seydler for a sum …

NEW YORK, January 31: NBC has picked up a second season of The Celebrity Apprentice, which will premiere in January 2009, and has announced that season one will conclude with a live two-hour finale on March 27 at 9 p.m. …

TORONTO, January 31: This fall, CanWest Broadcasting’s Global Television will feature the exclusive premiere of the new daytime series The Doctors (working title), a Canadian spinoff of the hit American talk show Dr. Phil. Hosted by emergency room doctor Travis …

HONG KONG, January 31: Disney-ABC International Television has reached agreements with the owners of the Korean VOD IPTV services Mega TV and HanaTV, to supply television series and movie content for on-demand viewing. Under the two agreements, viewers of the …