World Screen

SINGAPORE, March 14: Do Not Disturb, a new English-language improvisational drama series probing into relationships behind closed doors, will debut on MediaCorp TV12’s Arts Central in Singapore on April 2 at 10 p.m., and will air through May 28. Directed …

LOS ANGELES, March 14: E! Networks’ new pop culture series Starveillance has picked up deals in Australia, Norway, Italy, Korea and Sweden. "Starveillance’s surreal take on celebrity and pop culture irreverence has really struck a chord with buyers,” said Duccio …

Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has reached a long-term agreement to distribute a selection of CJ Entertainment’s slate of Korean movies to broadcasters across Asia, outside of Japan, China and Korea, starting with the hit action movie A Dirty Carnival. …

NEW YORK, March 14: NBC Universal’s Bravo channel has acquired TelevisionWithoutPity.com, a web destination for TV fans that includes episode recaps and chat forums for hit shows. The acquisition builds Bravo’s digital portfolio, which includes BravoTV.com and the TRIO suite …

LONDON, March 14: Buena Vista International Television has closed a multi-year VOD movie rental deal with Germany’s T-Com, the online video on demand offering from Deutsche Telekom. Effective immediately, customers will be able to access Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead …

ATLANTA, March 14: A new legal drama from Steven Bochco and Ridley Scott’s limited series The Company, as well as a raft of other projects, headline TNT’s new original programming production and development slate. "Our strategy with original series is …

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS/EMERYVILLE, March 14: NBC Universal and MobiTV today announced a deal to make full-length prime-time on-demand programming available to wireless subscribers, including NBC’s Heroes and SCI FI’s Battlestar Galactica. Consumers will be able to access full episodes of select …

MUNICH, March 14: On September 1, Premiere will launch its new Premiere Sky satellite TV service, which will be led by former NBC Universal Global Networks Germany chief Wolfram Winter as managing director. Premiere Sky will bundle existing and new …

NEW YORK, March 14: According to TNS Media Intelligence, total advertising spending in the U.S. in 2006 grew by 4.1 percent to $149.6 billion, driven in part by strong gains in the Spanish-language television and Internet mediums. Television adspend was …

SYDNEY, March 13: Network Ten has appointed Rick Maier as executive producer for development, effective April 1, reporting to the broadcaster’s chief programming officer, David Mott. Maier rejoins TEN after four years in the independent production sector, most recently with …