World Screen

LONDON, June 26: BBC One has commissioned Lion Television to produce the documentary Great British Summer, looking at beloved summer traditions. Narrated by long-time British gardening television host Alan Titchmarsh, the four-part series travels across the U.K. to examine some …

TORONTO, June 26: Global Television has renewed the original prime-time series From the Ground up With Debbie Travis for a second season. The show, which will begin production on the new season in September, follows television personality Travis and her …

BRIGHTON, June 26: Expanding upon its recently announced acquisition of 120 hours of programming, Electric Sky has taken on a slate of new properties ahead of Sunny Side of the Doc. Doggie Day Care from Screaming Flea in the U.S. …

LONDON, June 26: Channel Four has commissioned Pioneer Productions to produce Britain’s Worst Weather for broadcast later this year. The four-part documentary, exploring floods, storms, lightning and snow, will be hosted by Oxford University geography fellow Nick Middleton. “Pioneer has …

NEW YORK, June 26: Following the rollout of MTV Desi and MTV Chi, MTV World will be launching a third culturally-themed station this year, MTV K. Launching June 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, MTV K is a 24-hour, music-centered network …

LOS ANGELES, June 26: The third annual National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Mobile++ conference will be held at The Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on January 15, 2007. Sponsored by Washington-based mobile content provider InfoSpace, the conference …

LONDON, June 26: Turkish pubcaster TRT has picked up a slate of animated and live-action features as well as Disney-branded kids’ fare in a multiyear package deal with Buena Vista International Television (BVITV). Among the features in the deal are …

LOS ANGELES, June 26: Aaron Spelling, arguably the most prolific producer in the history of American television, passed away last Friday in his Los Angeles mansion, after suffering a stroke on June 18. He was 83 years old. During his …

NEW YORK, June 26: The sale of Univision Communications, the leading Spanish-language network in the U.S., is in doubt after the Mexican broadcaster Televisa offered a bid that was lower than expected. According to The New York Times, Televisa’s bid …

World Screen Weekly, June 20, 2006 ORIGIN: The series is based on an original idea by Deborah and David Michel. TV SHOW: Jay Jay the Jet Plane is a CG series with 90 12-minute episodes ready and more in production. …