World Screen

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz Entertainment and BBC Worldwide Productions have entered into a multi-year agreement to develop, produce and distribute original programming. The pact sees the two outfits working together to co-develop shows that will air on Starz. The new series …

BEVERLY HILLS: Friday Night Lights took the top honor as Program of the Year at the 27th annual Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards, which recognized shows across comedy, drama, reality, mini-series, news and youth programming. In its second consecutive TCA …

HONG KONG: The 24/7 Chinese movie channel Celestial Movies is to air the two-month long Kung Fu Carnival, showcasing a wide range of genres of Kung Fu films, starting tomorrow. The films lined up for broadcast span genres such as …

TORONTO: Skyreader Media, the eReading division of Skywriter Media and Entertainment Group, has released Giant Trouble, a new interactive eBook iPad app for kids. Giant Trouble is about the biggest giant in Ireland, and his wife who saves him the …

SÃO PAULO: Globo International’s telenovela Cat’s Cradle (Cuna de Gato) has been sold to more than 15 territories, among them Chile, Uruguay and Portugal. Among the sales Globo has secured for Cat’s Cradle are Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Bolivia, …

LONDON: A new deal between Acorn Media and ALL3MEDIA International sees the period police drama George Gently airing in the U.S. in 2012. Acorn Media, which manages the series’ DVD rights and released the first three seasons on DVD in …

ARLINGTON: Beth Hoppe and Donald Thoms have been named VPs of programming and general audience at PBS, reporting to John F. Wilson, the senior VP and chief TV programming executive. Hoppe and Thoms will be responsible for finding new ways …

BATON ROUGE: Active Entertainment has moved into Raleigh Studios at Celtic Media Centre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, adding a substantial amount of production space for its operations. The company has also relocated its post-production facilities to the LITE Center in …

BANGKOK: On the back of the Asia Media Summit, a new two-day market, set up by Mediahub and the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), is set to take place May 29 and 30 in Bangkok, with a focus on …

BURBANK: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has signed up Brett Ratner and Don Mischer to produce the 84th Academy Awards telecast, which will air on ABC on February 26, 2012. The deal marks a first-time involvement for …