World Screen

SILVER SPRING: Killing Bin Laden (working title) is an hour-long special set for Discovery Channel that provides a second-by-second account of the operation that finally brought down Osama Bin Laden. Set to air on May 15 at 10 p.m. on …

NEW YORK: For the first time in two decades, the number of homes in the U.S. with TV sets has fallen, with ownership now estimated at 114.7 million households. According to Nielsen, 96.7 percent of American households now own TV …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has scored a deal with Grammy Award-winning Radiohead to distribute internationally a new and exclusive live performance of the music group’s eighth album, The King of Limbs. The 55-minute performance, titled Radiohead—The King of Limbs: Live From …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2011 issue of World Screen.   CTV is Canada’s largest private broadcaster. The wide range of programming it offers—everything from news and sports to dramas, comedies, talk and entertainment shows—has made CTV the …

CULVER CITY: Bullproof, a first-of-its-kind native 3D "sportumentary" series documenting professional bullfighters, has scored a weekly slot on 3net starting May 5. The hour-long weekly series spotlights the cowboys of the Championship Bull Riding (CBR) circuit: Matt Baldwin, Cody Sosebee, …

This article originally appeared in the MIPTV 2011 issue of TV Middle East and Africa.   An Arabic proverb states, “If a wind blows, ride it”—major Western companies are riding the potential of Abu Dhabi’s growing media scene.   Last …

NEW YORK: Kees Abrahams, the president of international production at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), talks about what the company is offering the market in terms of light entertainment, and gives an overview of SPT’s business in emerging format markets like Asia …

SAN DIEGO: Suzy’s Zoo Studios is set to create a new interactive website this summer, which will feature the company’s brands in a range of games, books, fan clubs, blogs and more. The web environment and social media platforms are …

HOLLYWOOD: HIP Brands, the third-party licensing banner within The Jim Henson Company, has scored the global licensing rights, excluding the Philippines, to the multiplatform product Psyclops. Psyclops, which is targeted at teens and tweens, features one-eyed characters that embrace the …

BOGOTÁ: Caracol Television has promoted Lisette Osorio from international director to senior director of international sales. In her current position, Osorio, who has been with Caracol for five years, has managed the commercialization of content in Latin America and a …