World Screen

PREMIUM: Michael Carrington, the chief content officer for Turner Broadcasting EMEA, tells World Screen Newsflash about Cartoonito’s expansion, global programming initiatives and his quest for quality kids’ comedy. TV KIDS: What prompted the decision to take Cartoonito out into the …

NEW YORK: Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of World Screen, will be interviewing Anne Sweeney, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney/ABC Television Group, and MIPCOM 2011 Personality of the Year, following her keynote address at …

LONDON: Passion Distribution has picked up the 3×1-hour Submarine Patrol, which launches on Channel 5 and will air on the National Geographic Channel in the U.K., from Firelight Productions.  The title has presold into territories such as Africa, Europe and …

The pilot for 41 Entertainment’s new 2D and 3D action series will be available to screen at MIP Junior. Allen Bohbot, the company’s CEO, tells TV Kids Weekly about how Blake: Double Identity fills a gap in the children’s marketplace …

PREMIUM: John Smith, the CEO of BBC Worldwide, tells World Screen Newsflash about the company’s record financial performance, its plans for the U.S. and the international rollout of the iPlayer. As the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster and …

Already well established brands in the U.S., Sundance Channel and WE tv, operated by AMC Networks, have been steadily making their way across the globe over the last few years. Under the guidance of Harold Gronenthal, the senior VP and …

NEW YORK: The new A&E original Bordertown: Laredo documents the small team of local police in a Texas narcotics unit who protect the U.S. border from the threat of Mexican drug cartels.  The 10×30-minute series premieres with back-to-back episodes on …

DOHA: Al Jazeera English correspondents are set to anchor live bulletins from Ground Zero in New York on September 11, as well as from the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, while also reporting live from locations such as Kabul, Baghdad, London, …

LONDON: UKTV’s lifestyle channel Really has shored up the rights to three U.S. series for its fall grid: Ellen, The OC and Grey’s Anatomy. The channel, which rolled out on Freeview last month, targets upmarket females in the 18 to 35 demographic. …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has hired Joerg Bachmaier, who previously served as the senior VP and general manager for the Americas at Endemol Worldwide Brands, as the new regional executive VP for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.  Bachmaier will be …