World Screen

LONDON: Elisabeth Sladen, known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith on the BBC’s Doctor Who and CBBC’s The Sarah Jane Adventures, has passed away at the age of 63. Sladen first appeared on Doctor Who in 1973 and remained …

NEW YORK: BBC America has signed up to co-produce the new season of Being Human, along with the previously announced co-pros Outcasts and Bedlam, for its Supernatural Saturday lineup. BBC America is co-producing the new season of the British original Being …

NEW YORK: The proliferation of over-the-top (OTT) television platforms will not cause widespread cable TV subscription cancellations, says Fitch Ratings, nor will it effect the credit ratings of U.S. pay-TV platforms. According to Fitch, only 10 percent to 20 percent of the overall …

CULVER CITY: In the Qube is a first-of-its-kind entertainment news program, dedicated entirely to the world of 3D, that is set to air monthly on 3net starting April 24. The hour-long show is produced by the networks division of Sony …

PREMIUM: In a television world gone wedding mad, Channel 4 is the only major U.K. broadcaster that will give short shrift to coverage of the royal nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Instead it will feature a wedding of …

LOS ANGELES: More than 20 Hollywood filmmakers, including James Cameron and Michael Bay, have issued an open letter criticizing plans by studios and platforms to launch premium VOD services delivering feature films to the home some 60 days after the …

NEW YORK: Simon Schama, the legendary historian, author and professor of art history and history at Columbia University, talks in this video interview about the importance of finding connections between the past and the present.   Simon Schama’s eloquent and …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has extended its agreement to continue distributing film titles from Summit Entertainment in all media across Canada and the U.K. Summit’s film catalogue includes the Twilight franchise; the Academy Award-winning The Hurt Locker; Knowing, starring …

NEW YORK: Chris Rantamaki, formerly Discovery Channel’s VP of production, is taking on the role of VP of original series at Spike TV. The newly created post will see Rantamaki responsible for overseeing the development of non-scripted series. He will be …

MUNICH: The newly remastered 3D versions of Maya the Bee and Vicky the Viking have been sold by Studio100 to Austrian pubcaster ORF. Finalized at MIPTV, the deal grants ORF the exclusive free-TV and German-language rights for Austria for the …