World Screen

LOS ANGELES, September 12: John Leguizamo is set to star in the new eight-hour drama series The Kill Pit, which Lionsgate is producing for Spike TV, in association with Mandeville. The Kill Pit goes into production during the first quarter …

TORONTO, September 12: Corus Entertainment has announced a new organizational structure for its television and content divisions, eliminating about 83 jobs in total. The Corus restructure will see one segment focused on kids and the other focusing on lifestyle, drama …

LOS ANGELES, September 12: E! Networks today made two announcements that fall under its E! Everywhere multiplatform initiative: further original content for the broadband service The Vine, and a branded channel on US Airways flights. Through a licensing deal with …

MIAMI, September 12: Discovery Networks U.S. Hispanic Group will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a slate of original programming across its portfolio of networks, including the documentary series Pioneros on Discovery en Español. The four-part production profiling prominent leaders in …

LOS ANGELES, September 12: Production has begun in the U.K. on Stuart: A Life Backwards, a co-production of HBO Films, BBC Two and Neal Street Productions, based on a true story of an unusual alliance between a homeless man and …

LONDON, September 12: LIVINGtv has picked up two dramas from BBC Worldwide for its 2006-07 season, Hotel Babylon and Cutting It, marking a new direction for the British cable and satellite channel, which has become known for its slate of …

PARIS, September 12: MIPCOM Junior, now in its 14th year, will tackle issues such as multiplatform content, licensing and merchandising and programming strategies, and will feature a discussion between DIC Entertainment's chairman and CEO, Andy Heyward, and Toper Taylor, the …

HOLLYWOOD, September 12: CBS Paramount International Television has entered into an agreement with Global Village Media Group Worldwide to produce and distribute a Chinese version of America’s Next Top Model. Mojo Mediaworks, the Chinese subsidiary of Global Village Media Group …

SANTA MONICA, September 12: Lionsgate has sent a letter to stockholders of the home entertainment outfit Image Entertainment, in which it holds a 19 percent stake, urging them to replace six board members. Lionsgate last year made a bid to …

LOS ANGELES/MEXICO CITY, September 12: According to the New York Times, Grupo Televisa and a consortium of investors are mulling a new bid of $13 billion for Hispanic broadcaster Univision Communications, which in June approved $12.3-billion offer from private equity …