World Screen

MANCHESTER, February 1: British documentary production outfit October Films has expanded its operations with the launch of October North, which will specialize in popular factual and current affairs programming. Former BBC Manchester executive producer Emma Worthington will helm October North, …

NEW YORK, February 1: Independent production company Engel Entertainment has secured its third series commission from Discovery Health with Get Fresh with Sara Snow. Get Fresh with Sara Snow is an 18×30-minute series with three additional one-hour specials. In this …

LONDON, February 1: BabyTV, a commercial-free channel aimed at children under 3, will launch on BSkyB on February 5. “The launch on Sky is another major achievement for BabyTV, which has launched on over 50 platforms worldwide in the past …

LOS ANGELES, February 1: MGM Domestic Television Distribution has sold the Comedy Central titles RENO 911! and Chappelle’s Show into New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, securing a fall national syndication launch for both programs. In New York, MGM sold …

HONG KONG, February 1: Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP) has reached a deal to launch a daily Disney-branded block in Vietnam on the terrestrial broadcaster Ho Chi Minh Television (HTV7) this month. The deal for Toon Disney was inked …

ATLANTA, February 1: Angie Dickinson, Dennis Hopper, Cloris Leachman, Quincy Jones, Edward Norton and John Turturro are among those slated to appear in Brando, the two-part documentary from Turner Classic Movies that will air May 1 and May 2. Also …

DULLES, February 1: AOL True Stories, AOL’s recently launched website for documentary films, today premiered the award-winning film The Making of a Martyr, about child suicide bombers. The Making of a Martyr examines the implications and consequences of the use …

SYDNEY, February 1: Network Ten has acquired the Australian broadcast rights to The 71st Masters Tournament and will broadcast the event in high-definition. The Masters will be played at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, from April 5 …

TORONTO, February 1: The Canadian version of the hit Bravo fashion series Project Runway will premiere on the recently rebranded Slice channel this fall, via a deal between FremantleMedia Enterprises, Alliance Atlantis and Insight Production. Project Runway Canada will find …

BURBANK, February 1: NBC.com has released new research on its NBC Rewind streaming video player, noting that its users are younger and more educated and feature a higher proportion of males than average TV audiences. The research found that 78 …