World Screen

NEW YORK: For the tenth anniversary of 9/11, A+E Networks is to air the Emmy Award-winning documentary 102 Minutes That Changed America, as well as other programs commemorating the terrorist attacks, on its networks around the world. The documentary will …

LONDON: AETN UK has named Stephen Roberts the head of program scheduling and has promoted members of the senior programming team across a variety of departments. Roberts, who has worked at Discovery Communications Europe, The Africa Channel, Hallmark and National …

LONDON: Following a deal with Zodiak Rights, HDNet in the U.S. has picked up the comedy web series Goodnight Burbank, which originally debuted on Hulu. HDNet has the rights to the six-episode 30-minute series. Zodiak Rights had acquired the TV …

LONDON: The UKTV channel Watch has ordered the new series A Very British Party from Firecracker Films, the makers of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. A Very British Party will give viewers a look into a variety of extreme parties …

SINGAPORE: MediaCorp has sold 141 hours of content to China International TV Corporation (CITV), marking its largest sale ever to a single service in China. The 141 hours consist of Chinese dramas produced by MediaCorp, including The In-Laws, A Tale …

TORONTO: Universal Pictures UK is to release the first Rastamouse DVD on October 3 following a deal with DHX Media. The CBeebies stop-animation series’ DVD will feature six episodes and three sing-alongs. Rastamouse is based on the critically acclaimed books …

SEOUL: The HD channel Life Inspired (Li) is co-producing the culinary show EdVentures in Asia with CREO Contents, Arirang TV and CJ Media, marking its third collaboration with the Korea-based outfits. The 13-episode series, set to air in early 2012, …

NEW YORK: Chiller now holds the exclusive U.S. rights to all international English-language versions of the hit reality series Fear Factor for the next three years. Chiller already has repeat broadcast rights to the American version of the show, which …

LONDON: In the run up to Cartoonito launching across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Turner Broadcasting has commissioned a brand-new preschool series, The Ha! Ha! Hairies from Welsh indie Adastra. The 52×12-minute show is set to debut on Cartoonito …

SINGAPORE: Fox International Channels (FIC) has renewed its carriage deal with StarHub in Singapore for its channels and services such as Nat Geo Wild, which is adding Malay- and Tamil-language options for the region.  The deal includes STAR Movies, National …