World Screen

LOS ANGELES, June 7: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) has partnered with Hyde Park Entertainment for the remake of the controversial 1980 suspense thriller Dressed to Kill. The move is part of MGM’s recently announced strategy for its newly forged home …

LAREN, June 7: Tien, the Dutch TV station owned by Talpa Media Group, has commissioned the reality format Trucker, which is based on Scania’s Young European Truck Driver competition. Trucker is developed by Silverback, formerly Talpa Scandinavia. Strix Holland will …

NEW YORK, June 7: Lorber Media, Inc. and Hidden Treasures Productions, Inc. have merged operations in a new business called Lorber HT Digital, with Richard Lorber serving as president and CEO. Lorber HT Digital will acquire and market specialty documentary …

LOS ANGELES, June 7: After a relentless campaign on behalf of fans to save the prime-time drama Jericho, CBS announced that it has ordered seven more episodes of the series for mid-season next year. The online protest over the cancellation …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON, June 7: George McGhee, the head of program acquisitions at the BBC, offers World Screen Newsflash his view of the new shows he screened in Los Angeles. “It was a decent year for pilots—not an outstanding one—without any …

HILVERSUM, June 7: Endemol Moscow has received a commission from the Russian broadcaster Channel One to produce a local version of The Heritage, the hit series that was produced by Endemol Netherlands in 2004 for RTL. Selling a major drama …

BURBANK, June 7: The Walt Disney Studios has signed an exclusive multi-year, first-look deal with Spider-Man creator and producer Stan Lee and his production company POW! Entertainment. Lee and his production company will develop and produce all forms of entertainment. …

NEW YORK, June 6: Dan Hart has been named as the senior VP and general manager of MTV Digital. In his new role, Hart will be charged with building upon the strong growth that MTV.com has experienced this year; delivering …

MUNICH, June 6: Germany’s SquareOne Entertainment has acquired the European distribution rights to the original micro-series Lovebites, which is currently airing on TBS in the U.S. SquareOne Entertainment secured the distribution deal with JWTwo Entertainment, Greif Productions and Paul Reiser’s …

SAN FRANCISCO/KUALA LUMPUR, June 6: Astro All Asia Networks has launched a new branded television channel with interactive games supplied by OpenTV's PlayJam, in Malaysia and Brunei. The new channel, Astro PlayJam Games, is the only games channel available on …