World Screen

LONDON, July 21: The reality series Castaway is returning to the BBC for second season, five years since its first run, courtesy of Lion Television, whose managing director, Jeremy Mills, devised the concept. Like the original, the new season will …

TORONTO, July 21: This fall, the female-targeted W Network in Canada will launch the new original series The Smart Woman Survival Guide, a scripted comedy and lifestyle series hybrid. The 26×30-minute series—already commissioned for a second season in advance of …

SILVER SPRING, July 21: Discovery Communications’ Discovery News website has added video segments to its offering, developing content in house and inking a deal with Associated Press Television News. The video segments on the site kick off with footage from …

NEW YORK, July 21: Macy's Herald Square in New York City will be the subject of a new series for cable network WE tv that will be produced by the Endemol-owned True Entertainment. The 8×30-minute Unwrapping Macy's, set to launch …

LONDON, July 21: Turner Broadcasting Europe will open up an Original Productions Unit in London next year with a view to “creating the best content in Europe,” the company said today. The formation of the new British production arm is …

NEW YORK, July 21: NBC has inked an advertising deal with Toyota guaranteeing the car company a specific level of “viewer engagement”, with plans to use IAG Research to prove that audiences are paying attention—and are remembering ad spots. IAG …

CHANNEL NAME: Eurocinema, U.S. & Canada World Screen Weekly, July 20, 2006 LAUNCH DATE: It first launched in 2004 by offering individual VOD titles through TVN’s Independents package, however due to strong interest from cable operators, Eurocinema unveiled the full …

World Screen Weekly, July 20, 2006 Chairman and CEO Tepuy International For half a century, telenovelas have been keeping audiences spellbound day after day thanks to a unique mix of drama, passion and intrigue. And for decades, Latin American producers …

LOS ANGELES, July 20: Blueprint Entertainment has tapped Ira Pincus to executive produce a slate of movies and series for the company, and has named a development and production consultant and a director of development. Pincus has produced numerous TV …

GLASGOW, July 20: Claire Mundell and Justin Molotnikov, the executive producers of the BBC CGI/live-action hybrid Shoebox Zoo, have established Synchronicity Films in Scotland with a view to developing drama series and feature films. Mundell has over 15 years of …