World Screen

LONDON, April 11: Kudos’ Life on Mars and Power’s The Virgin Queen are among the nominees for the British Academy Television Awards, which will be presented at the London Palladium on May 20. In the single drama category, nods went …

NEW YORK, April 11: A new report from Nielsen/NetRatings reveals that network websites are seeing much of their traffic from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., with NBC.com leading the rankings with 40 percent of time spent on the site being …

PHILADELPHIA/LOS ANGELES, April 11: Comcast Corporation is to acquire Fandango, a website for movie information and ticketing, and is planning to launch Fancast.com, a new online destination that will enable consumers to manage their viewing options across many devices and …

COPENHAGEN, April 10: Zodiak Television World will be launching a variety of formats and finished programming at MIPTV, ranging from the game show Codex, which has recently been commissioned for a second season on Channel 4 in the U.K., to …

BURBANK, April 10: Starz Media has unveiled its slate for MIPTV, headlined by the hit Nick Jr. animated pre-school property Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, among other diverse offerings such as the anthologies Masters of Science Fiction and Masters of Horror 2. …

LOS ANGELES, April 10: Launched at the end of last year by former GRB Worldwide chief Gavin Tyler Reardon, …and action! Distribution will be exhibiting at MIPTV for the first time, showcasing two new action films: Wake Up and Die …

LONDON, April 10: Distraction has announced a raft of new formats for MIPTV, including the prime-time entertainment series Star Attraction, the game show Guess Who? and the scripted comedy Serial Frank. Star Attraction, which was originally broadcast on Société Radio-Canada …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES, April 10: Cookie Jar Entertainment is coming to MIPTV with four series that have already secured slots on key North American networks. Magi-Nation, based on the popular trading card game, follows the adventures of Tony Jones, an average …

MUNICH, April 10: SevenOne International will be offering over 50 new shows at MIPTV across a number of genres from action to family entertainment, including the disaster movie Raging Inferno, from Wiedemann and Berg, the Oscar-winning production duo behind The …

NEW YORK, April 10: Sean Cohan has been promoted to senior VP of international at A&E Television Networks (AETN). In his new role, based in New York, Cohan is responsible for the management and expansion of AETN’s brands and services …