World Screen

LONDON: Production has commenced on the three-part drama series Postcode, from Zodiak Media Group’s The Foundation, to air on CBBC later this year. Postcode, written by BAFTA-winning playwright Tony Marchant and filmed entirely on location in South London, will reflect …

LONDON: A host of programs starring the Finnish stunt group The Dudesons have been secured from Target Entertainment for air on Chello Zone’s Extreme Sports Channel. The daredevil foursome—akin to MTV’s Jackass pranksters—risk themselves for comedic, and often painful, entertainment. …

LOS ANGELES: Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor Ted Danson is to join the cast of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in its 12th season, with his character debuting in the season premiere on September 21 on CBS. Danson will play …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Juliette Lewis and Callum Keith Rennie have signed on to star in the new legal-drama series The Firm, from Entertainment One and Sony Pictures Television Networks for broadcast on NBC, Global and AXN. Lewis, an Oscar, Golden Globe …

LOS ANGELES: The new male-targeted debate-format show Master Debaters with Jay Mohr has been added to FUEL TV’s lineup, and is set to premiere Wednesday, September 7, at 10:30 p.m. The original 30-minute episode series hosted by the actor/comedian/radio host/best-selling …

UNIVERSAL CITY: The 2011 American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Awards, co-hosted by Eva Longoria and George Lopez, are to be broadcast by NBC on September 16 as a one-hour prime-time special. The awards show, organized by the National Council of …

ATLANTA: Bounce TV, the first over-the-air broadcast television network targeted to African American audiences, is to debut Monday, September 26 at noon. Bounce TV will air movies, live sporting events, documentaries, inspirational faith-based programs, original programming and more. It was …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channel has added Kim Woodard and Kevin Mohs to its senior programming team as VPs of development and production. Woodard and Mohs will join Charlie Parsons, the VP of global development, and Bridget Hunnicutt, the senior …

TREVISO: Gruppo Alcuni has sold its eco-conscious kids’ show Galileo, currently airing on Rai Due in Italy, to RTP in Portugal. The 13×13-minute series is a co-production of RAI Fiction and DQ Entertainment. Using live action and animated segments, it …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) and Thump Inc. have received a third-season order for 13 new episodes of the cop series Rookie Blue, which airs on ABC in the U.S., Global in Canada and Universal Networks International channels worldwide. The cop show has …