World Screen

LOS ANGELES, January 29: To fill gaps in its schedule in the wake of the writers’ strike, CBS has taken on the new CTV original Canadian drama series with the working title Flashpoint (also known as Sniper), which is currently …

ENGLEWOOD, January 29: Starz Entertainment has ordered its first original drama series, working with Lionsgate for a 13×1-hour show based on the Academy Award-winning feature film Crash. Crash will be co-produced by Lionsgate, with key members of the Oscar-winning theatrical …

TOKYO, January 29: News Broadcasting Japan has scored carriage for its crime and suspense network on the country’s largest MSO, Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM). Effective March 1, FOXCRIME will be available on J:COM’s digital broadcasting service J:COM TV Digital1. The channel …

PARIS, January 29: Elisabeth Murdoch, the CEO and chairman of independent British production outfit Shine, will deliver the keynote speech at the 45th MIPTV featuring MILIA on Monday, April 7. In her speech, titled “Creativity Without Borders,” Murdoch, the chair …

LOS ANGELES, January 29: The Writers Guild of America has reached an interim agreement with the Grammy Awards, which is slated to air live on CBS on February 10. The deal allows for writers to pen material for the annual …

NEW YORK, January 29: A new survey from Carat, a media communications company, found that the Hollywood writers’ strike is not driving viewers away from TV but is affecting their viewing patterns, with 72 percent of respondents watching the same …

LONDON, January 29: John Hutton, the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Business and Enterprise, has ruled that BSkyB must lower its stake in ITV from 17.9 percent to under 7.5 percent. The U.K.’s Competition Commission last year found that Sky’s …

DUBLIN, January 29: RTE will be utilizing some creative scheduling with its stockpile of American dramas to get it through the next few months, according to Dermot Horan, the Irish broadcaster’s director of broadcast and acquisitions. “We’re lucky in a …

NEW YORK, January 28: Sorpresa!, Juniper Content Corporation’s Hispanic children’s network, has appointed Samantha Brown as senior director of western division affiliate relations, and Yvette Sanchez as programming manager. In her new role, Brown will be responsible for expanding the …

NEW YORK/BURBANK, January 28: Longtime Nickelodeon executive Brown Johnson has been tapped to fill the newly created role of president of animation at Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group. Currently executive VP and creative director of Nickelodeon Preschool and …