World Screen

LONDON: Target Entertainment has picked up the international sales rights for the Australian drama Cloudstreet, and already secured a deal with Sky Atlantic HD for the show. Cloudstreet debuted on Showtime Australia’s Showcase Channel in May. The mini-series is produced by …

SILVER SPRING: A number of new series have been slated for Discovery Channel’s fall roster, including the four-part Dinosaur Revolution, launching in September. Kicking off September 4, Dinosaur Revolution provides an insider’s view into the lives and strange behaviors of …

ARLINGTON: PBS is said to be developing a new digital channel to air its programs in the U.K. According to the New York Times, the U.K. PBS service would be distributed via cable and satellite, airing current and library PBS programs. Specific …

CULVER CITY: 3net has planned a 24-hour marathon 3D event that builds on Discovery Channel’s Shark Week programming. Kicking off August 7, at the conclusion of Shark Week on Discovery Channel, the 24-hour programming stunt launches with the world television …

LONDON: News Corporation has placed Andrea Zappia in the role of CEO at Sky Italia, replacing Tom Mockridge, who left last month to succeed Rebekah Brooks as CEO of News International following her resignation. Zappia has been serving as the …

WILMINGTON: The digital entertainment products provider Rovi has filed a lawsuit against Hulu alleging infringement of patents for interactive TV functions, seeking unspecified damages. Rovi, formerly known as Gemstar-TV Guide International, is accusing Hulu of using protected technology for its …

MIAMI: Telemundo International’s telenovela The Queen of the South (La Reina del Sur) debuted yesterday in Israel on Viva Platina following success in the U.S., Latin America and Europe. The Queen of the South is currently being broadcast in Ecuador, …

SILVER SPRING: SCIENCE has slated the new factual series JUNKies and Stuck with Hackett to debut on August 18. Jimmy Ruocco, the “Junk Genius,” hosts JUNKies, which schools viewers on finding spare parts in Long Island’s Freeport Junk and Wrecking …

NEW YORK: Jeffrey Schneider has been made the executive VP of business affairs at NBCUniversal’s Entertainment and Digital Networks and Integrated Media (E&DN/IM) group in a newly created position. Schneider will be based in Los Angeles and report to Salil …

LONDON: Darlow Smithson Productions is to co-produce the feature-length documentary Earth from Space (working title), which has been licensed by Discovery Channel Canada and NOVA. The two-hour doc uses CGI and HD footage to showcase the latest satellite technology as …