World Screen

LONDON: Sony Pictures Television’s 2waytraffic has scored a commission to relaunch the format Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in Romania, with Kanal D ordering 36 episodes. The show will play out over three weeks on Kanal D, which will …

LONDON: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and British production exec Victoria Ashbourne have launched a new joint-venture company, Victory Television, which will focus on entertainment and factual entertainment programming for the U.K. market. The venture is led by Ashbourne, who was …

LONDON: Among the highlights on BBC Two’s upcoming slate is the new drama The Hour, which goes behind the scenes of a topical news program from the ’50s, along with a host of other shows that span factual, comedy, science, …

MONTEREY: China’s pay-TV revenues are set to reach $7.5 billion this year, according to SNL Kagan, surpassing Japan’s for the first time and making the country Asia’s top pay-TV market. Video service revenues in China were up by 31.1 percent in …

PREMIUM: With its mix of original productions and imported fare, multiplatform initiatives and live events, KI.KA is looking to take the number one spot among German kids’ channels, Sebastian Debertin, head of fiction, acquisition and co-production, tells TV Kids. TV …

NEW YORK: David Leach, the managing director of Mentorn International, discusses the expansion of the company’s slate, the challenges of operating in the British media landscape today and plans for further building the company’s U.S. business.   Best known for …

WESTON: World Media Pictures (WMP) has been tapped as the exclusive distributor for Turner Broadcasting System Latin America’s original series The Band for Eastern Europe, and is currently showcasing the title as part of its DISCOP slate. The Band takes …

NEW YORK: Enrique R. Martínez, the executive VP and managing director of Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic, discusses the growth of the business, and highlights his goals for the year ahead.   Earlier this week, Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic …

NEW YORK: Fisher Klingenstein Films has picked up Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace for theatrical release, to premiere on September 16 in New York City. The documentary, which features Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Menachem Begin, Anwar El-Sadat and …

NEW YORK: Coldplay: Live from Glastonbury is to broadcast exclusively on VH1 and Palladia in the U.S. on June 25 at 10 p.m. For the first time in Glastonbury’s 41 years, a full performance from the U.K. festival it is …