World Screen

MUMBAI: RTL Group and Reliance Broadcast Network Limited have formally entered into a joint-venture pact for the rollout of three networks in India. The 50/50 joint venture will be incorporated in India. The pact includes two English-language thematic TV channels; one …

SÃO PAULO: India: A Love Story, a telenovela from Globo TV International, has launched on Singapore’s Channel 5, which is owned by MediaCorp, during prime time. The drama centers on the differences between Brazilian and Indian cultures, and how love …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has selected Zee TV’s Subhash Chandra as the honoree for this year’s International Emmy Directorate Award. Chandra is a pioneer of Indian pay TV, founding Zee TV as the country’s first Hindi-language satellite channel …

LONDON: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has secured a range of deals across Latin America covering a number of genres, while in Canada sales were made from its young-adult catalogue. Globosat in Brazil signed up for the BET Awards 2010, while …

LUXEMBOURG/LONDON: International production company FremantleMedia continued to turn out more programming for the German market than any other during 2010, but output for the French market grew most strongly and U.S. production volume also rose impressively, reports Jay Stuart. Production …

LONDON: Target Entertainment has signed new licensing agreements for its PlayStation properties Invizimals and EyePet across Europe. Invizimals has Panini as a licensing partner, which launched a range of products, including trading cards, stickers and albums, in January. Sticker sales …

TORONTO: Bulking up its slate of homegrown content, Shaw Media has 15 new scripted dramas planned for the next year, including a second season of Rookie Blue as well as The Firm. For Global, the lineup includes Combat Hospital, launching …

NEW YORK: Ryan Sharkey has been upped to senior VP of program acquisitions and administration for USA Network, Sleuth and Universal HD, promoted from serving in the VP role. Sharkey continues to oversee program acquisitions, including series and theatrical films. …

LONDON: Among the highlights on Passion Distribution’s DISCOP slate is an all-new season of the hit U.S. reality series Tori & Dean. Season six of the show, which follows the celebrity couple of Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, features eight …

CULVER CITY: 3net has lined up a one-hour special to celebrate the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 with On the Inside Line: The Indy 500, featuring the world’s first 3D coverage of the event. The hour-long presentation will provide …