World Screen

NEW YORK: BBC America has scooped up the rights to all 80 hours of Battlestar Galactica, encompassing the two-part mini-series and seasons one through four. The Syfy original was acquired from NBC Universal Domestic TV Distribution. It launches on BBC America June …

JOHANNESBURG: South African natural-history producer Aquavision TV Productions has hired Steve Eder, one of the founders of National Geographic Explorer, to oversee the company’s development and production operations.  A producer, director and writer, Eder is behind a number of Emmy Award-winning …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Barack Obama’s administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court ruling last year that tossed out the Federal Communications Commission’s indecency rules on fleeting profanity and nudity in broadcast TV. In the July …

TORONTO: Hot Docs has launched a curated page on Kickstarter that showcases the crowd-funding campaigns of select pitch projects from the upcoming 12th annual Hot Docs Forum.  Kickstarter is the world’s largest online funding platform for creative projects. “Of the many …

TREVISO: SLASH://, a series from the Italian producer Gruppo Alcuni in co-production with Rai Fiction, has secured a slot on Canal Panda in Spain and RTP Portugal.  The 26×20-minute show is aimed at 7- to 12-year-olds. It tells of the …

MIAMI: The new prime-time novela from Telemundo Studios, Behind Closed Doors (La Casa de al Lado), is currently in production, slated for a summer debut.  The cast features Maritza Rodriguez, Gabriel Porras, Catherine Siachoque, Miguel Varoni, David Chocarro and Karla Monroig. The …

MISRATA: Tim Hetherington, the co-director of the Oscar-nominated Afghan war doc Restrepo, was killed in an explosion in the Libyan city of Misrata yesterday. "It is with great sadness we learned that our son and brother photographer and filmmaker Tim …

MIAMI BEACH: Fluent Media Group (FMG) has inked a deal to develop and produce Telefe’s catalogue of TV series for the U.S. market. FMG has signed development deals in the past year with Sony Pictures Television/Showtime, ABC Studios, Fox Television Studios …

LOS ANGELES: Mnet, the U.S. network targeting Asian Americans, has announced its spring lineup, highlighting its original series Short Notice and Beats Per Mnet. Short Notice is an hour-long series hosted by actress and comedian Lilan Bowden, which features award-winning …

NEW YORK: John Barrowman and Bill Pullman, the stars of Torchwood: Miracle Day, together with executive producer Julie Gardner, spoke to World Screen about what viewers can expect from the new season.   This July, Starz in the U.S. and …