World Screen

MUNICH: Gary Davey, a longtime News Corporation executive whose career has included running STAR in Hong Kong and serving as managing director of Sky in the U.K., is joining Sky Deutschland as executive VP of programming. Davey has been working …

LONDON: Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic are among the territories ALL3MEDIA International has sold a raft of programming into ahead of DISCOP. Central Partnership in Russia has relicensed 11 seasons, totaling more than 55 two-hour episodes, of Midsomer Murders. …

LAS VEGAS: Of the $5.065 billion in licensing royalty revenues generated in 2010, $2.38 billion were derived from TV, movie and other entertainment-based brands, according to the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association (LIMA). Despite challenges in the retail sector, year-to-year royalties …

MEXICO CITY: A mix of dramas, comedies, thrillers and more are part of TV Azteca’s DISCOP highlights, led by the title Cielo Rojo. The 120×1-hour Cielo Rojo tells the story of a couple who seem to be meant for each …

PREMIUM: As the CEO of the Nova Broadcasting Group, Svetlana Vassileva oversees the second-largest channel in Bulgaria, Nova TV, as well as the Diema bouquet.     What age groups do you target?   Nova TV, as all the commercial …

BANFF: The Banff World Media Festival has presented its Rockies Grand Prizes, along with honoring this year’s Special Achievement Award winners. The Grand Prize for best in documentary went to Sergio, produced for HBO. The best in kids and animation …

NEW YORK: Despite the proliferation of Internet and mobile devices for accessing video content, overall traditional TV viewership increased by 22 minutes per month per person over last year, reports Nielsen in its latest Cross Platform Report. The TV set is still …

LONDON: Sky has acquired 110 hours of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? for its game show network Challenge in a deal with Sony Pictures Television’s 2waytraffic, which also sold the Irish, Canadian and U.S. versions of Dragons’ Den to …

LONDON: In a deal with The Walt Disney Company, E4 has picked up the U.K. broadcast rights to Happy Endings, starring Elisha Cuthbert and Zachary Knighton. Produced by ABC Studios, the show debuted on ABC in April, and a second …

SÃO PAULO: The Globo TV International telenovela Paradise City has made its way to Croatia, on RTL Televizija. Paradise City was written by Benedito Ruy Barbosa, who is also behind the Brazilian hit Terra Nostra. The drama tells the love …