World Screen

NEW YORK, March 28: The History Channel has greenlit five new weekly series, currently in production, for premiere in prime time this year and in 2008, with the topics ranging from Alaskan survival techniques to prehistoric dinosaur clashes. The five …

LOS ANGELES, March 28: Jason Alexander, one of the stars of the hit comedy Seinfeld has joined the cast of an untitled ABC comedy pilot. Alexander will guest-star as the internal affairs superintendent responsible for tracking down "bad apples," according …

TORONTO, March 28: CanWest Global Communications Corp.’s acquisition of Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc is expected to be completed in July or early August of this year, the two companies announced today. As announced on January 10, 2007, Alliance Atlantis entered …

ORLANDO, March 28: Viacom today presented several new partnerships and programming developments across a number of its mobile media offerings. Philippe Dauman, Viacom’s president and CEO, unveiled these initiatives during his keynote address at the CTIA Wireless 2007 Conference, mentioning …

WASHINGTON, March 28: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the buyout of Univision Communications, the leading Spanish-language broadcaster in the U.S., by a consortium of private investors. At the same time, as the FCC gave its OK to the …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, March 27: Blueprint Entertainment has added two new executives to its operations as it looks to expand its production and development capabilities: Marla Ginsburg and Ellie Hannibal. Marla Ginsburg joins Blueprint as senior VP, where she will be …

LONDON, March 27: ALL3MEDIA International will be heading to MIPTV next month with a diverse mix of factual programming and a slate of new and returning drama titles that includes the hit drama series Skins, which has recently been commissioned …

LONDON, March 27: Fox International Channels’ FX in the U.K. has picked up the science-fiction series Charlie Jade from Park Entertainment. This follows the broadcast of the series earlier this year by sister FX channels in Japan and Southeast Asia. …

HOLLYWOOD, March 27: International Broadcast Communications will launch three award-winning historical documentaries at MIPTV: Surviving Auschwitz, Defying Hitler and Time and Chance: Gerald Ford’s Appointment with History. “I am excited to have the opportunity to present such top-quality factual documentaries …

TORONTO, March 27: Portfolio Entertainment has notched several new deals on Carl2 and has licensed RoboRoach into the U.S. with Animania HD. Animania HD is a high-definition animation channel operated by VOOM HD Networks. The outlet has acquired 26 episodes …