World Screen

LONDON: A second four-part installment of the inner-city drama Top Boy has been commissioned by Channel 4. The drama/thriller debuted last month, stripped across four consecutive nights (October 31, November 1 to 3). It averaged 1.9 million viewers and a …

TORONTO: The Victorian-set detective series Murdoch Mysteries from Shaftesbury has been revived by CBC after Citytv cancelled the show. Citytv announced this fall that it would end the series after its fifth season, which is now in production. Shaftesbury and …

LONDON/DELHI: The improvisational comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? is being adapted for India by Miditech, with plans for a local version of the series as well as live events. Hat Trick International scored the deal with Miditech, which …

BEVERLY HILLS/SANTA MONICA: Miramax is the latest studio to agree to provide Netflix with films for streaming on its soon-to-launch service in the U.K. and Ireland. Starting in early 2012, Miramax films will be available to watch instantly on Netflix …

MADRID: Daniel Écija, Globomedia’s CEO, announced that the company and Antena 3 will co-produce Luna, el misterio de Calenda, which began shooting this week and will air on the Spanish broadcaster in prime time. The series about werewolves is set …

CUPERTINO: Robert Iger, the president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, has been appointed to the board of directors at Apple, serving on the audit committee. Apple also named Arthur Levinson as its non-executive chairman of the board. He …

NEW YORK: A new live-TV add-on to the Boxee Box will deliver channels such as ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC in HD at no additional cost. The Live TV dongle, available for $49, plugs directly into back of the Boxee. …

MADRID/SEGOVIA/BARCELONA: In the second part of our report from TV Latina and World Screen’s visit to Spain, organized by the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX), the activities of production companies such as CINTV, Vodka and TV3 are highlighted. Wednesday, …

TORONTO: 9 Story Entertainment has picked up a 50-percent interest in the Toronto-based toy brand The Monster Factory. The Monster Factory has more than 100 monster characters in its catalogue, with developed backgrounds, story lines and product designs. The plush …

PREMIUM: A European court ruling on the trans-border use of pay-TV decoder cards may have a significant impact on the way television programs are sold in the future, reports Jay Stuart. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) last month ruled …