World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Shine International has had seven formats commissioned across Central and Eastern Europe in a new round of deals, including Polsat ordering a second season of Must Be the Music for Poland. Must Be the Music ranked as Polsat’s …

TEL AVIV: The Canadian network V has ordered a second season of the Armoza Formats game show Upgrade for its fall schedule. The first season of Upgrade aired on V from February to May, when it scored an average market …

PARIS: Miramax is set to take part in MIPCOM this year for the first time in the company’s history, with CEO Mike Lang to deliver a keynote address on the market’s opening day. This marks the studio’s inaugural outing at …

CULVER CITY/LONDON: Sony Pictures Television’s period drama Pan Am, which launches as part of ABC’s fall schedule, is headed to a number of broadcasters in Europe, Latin America and Asia. The show, set around the iconic international airline at the …

MONTEREY: An estimated 4 percent of U.S. households, representing 4.5 million homes, will have cut the cord on their subscription cable services in favor of over-the-top (OTT) alternatives by the end of 2011, reports SNL Kagan, which forecasts a continued …

NEW YORK: MTV Networks has tapped into the music catalogue of BBC Worldwide America to bring Radiohead: The King of Limbs—Live From the Basement to U.S. audiences. The intimate concert features the English rock group as they perform their eighth …

LOS ANGELES: American Idol creator Simon Fuller has lodged a suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against FOX and FremantleMedia, alleging breach of contract over Simon Cowell‘s upcoming U.S. version of The X Factor. Fuller maintains that he is owed …

MIAMI: The format rights to Venevision’s telenovela The Black Widow have been sold to the Indonesian production company PT. Wayang Sinema. The Black Widow (La Viuda Joven) is the first mini-series format to reach Indonesian television, with pre-production commencing in …

LONDON: Half Moon Bay has secured the licensing rights to produce a range of Mr. Bean products, following a deal with Zodiak Rights. Mr. Bean the animated TV series ranked number one in quarter two of 2011 and has been …

MIAMI: Melisa Quiñoy has been added as the senior VP of ad sales and new business development in a newly created position at A&E Ole Networks. Quiñoy will be based in Miami and report to Eduardo Ruiz, the executive VP …