World Screen

SANTA MONICA: MTV has slated a new documentary series, Caged, which looks at a group of teens living in small-town America who use MMA fighting as a way to escape their daily lives, along with a second season of World …

LONDON: Joining the summer lineup of Food Network UK are seasons one and two of DC Cupcakes as well as the drinking series Three Sheets, both acquired from Shine International. DC Cupcakes follows two sisters who left their corporate jobs to …

LOS ANGELES: Some 450 foreign program buyers laughed in all the right places during a viewing of Warner Bros.-produced 2 Broke Girls during a Monday screening marathon of the studio’s upcoming series for prime time, notes Elizabeth Guider in her latest …

PHILADELPHIA: The latest version of Comcast’s Xfinity TV app features some 6,000 hours of content for free streaming to the iPhone and iPod touch. Customers using these Apple devices, as well as the iPad, can download the new version of …

ROME: Mondo TV has taken home the Gaj Tachè prize in the audio-visual category for the cartoon Kim, which is produced in collaboration with Rai Fiction. The award was delivered in Rome’s city hall and presented by mayor Gianni Alemanno; the …

NEW YORK: BBC America has signed Chris Hardwick to host the channel’s new Saturday night comedy block, Ministry of Laughs, along with committing to a pilot/special based on the comedian’s hit Nerdist podcast. Hardwick will kick off the Ministry of …

TORONTO/LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) reported revenues of $752.9 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, up 12 percent on the 2010 figures, with adjusted profit before tax rising 39 percent from the year prior. “We are very pleased …

LONDON: The Killing won in the international category at this year’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) TV Awards, beating out Boardwalk Empire, Mad Men and Glee. Sherlock was named best drama series, while EastEnders scored its second …

BURBANK: ABC Family has acquired the new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides from Disney-ABC Domestic Television, giving the network the first-window rights to launch the movie in 2013. “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is one of …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has tapped Tal Rabinowitz for the role of executive VP of comedy programming, effective early June. Rabinowitz replaces Jeff Ingold, the executive VP of comedy programming for NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, who is departing the company. …