World Screen

SANTIAGO: More than 80 percent of Internet users in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile have watched online video according to data collected in March by comScore, with Mexican viewers spending the most time with Internet content. In March 2011, viewers …

MIAMI: Telemundo Internacional’s telenovela Love Again has launched in Venezuela on channel Televen. The series centers on an angel who must earn his wings and stars Patricia Garza and Eduardo Rodriguez, along with child actor Alejandro Felipe. The show comes from …

LOS ANGELES: The commercial production company XOVR has relaunched as Envision Media Arts, with a greater focus on movies and television, kicking off its new endeavor with the feature film Chained. Envision’s self-financed feature film Chained is a psychological thriller …

EL SEGUNDO: The number of 3D TV sets shipped worldwide is on track to rise by 463 percent to reach 23.4 million this year, with a further 132-percent growth in 2012 to reach 54.2 million, according to IHS iSuppli. The …

LOS ANGELES: The movie Hick, adapted from a novel by Andrea Portes, has joined the international sales catalogue of Content Film. Hick stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Blake Lively, Eddie Redmayne, Alec Baldwin, Juliette Lewis, Rory Culkin and Ray McKinnon. Portes …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central Digital has launched The Download, a weekly online talk show hosted by comedian Jordan Rubin. The show centers on comedic targets that come from the technology and entertainment industries. Samsung is the exclusive sponsor of The …

MUMBAI: The third and final channel to come from the JV between Reliance Broadcast and CBS Studios International, BIG CBS Spark, has launched in India with a lineup that includes Hawaii Five-0, 90210 and The Jerry Springer Show. Spark is billed …

NEW YORK: Coma, a multi-night television event from Ridley and Tony Scott, slated for a 2012 broadcast, is among the new programming highlights unveiled by A&E as it looks to capitalize on ratings increases in the first quarter of this year. …

LONDON: Sky Atlantic HD has commissioned a pilot for The Devil’s Dinner from ITV Studios, along with tapping Cineflix Productions for the new series Treasure Seekers, with both moves coming alongside the start of production on the observational docu-series Brixham: Fish …

NEW YORK: Patricio Teubal, head of sales for Mediaset Distribution, talks about the core strengths of the recently launched channel Mediaset Italia, as well as reasons for its rapid take-up, in addition to outlining the company’s goals for its international business and …