World Screen

DOHA: Al Jazeera English has added another 1 million subscribers to its Spanish distribution base after closing a carriage deal with leading cable platform ONO. The international news network is being added to ONO’s TV Esencial package. This adds to …

NEW YORK: A second season of Mentorn International’s An Idiot Abroad and the Ridley Scott project Prophets of Science Fiction are among SCIENCE’s lead properties for the 2011-2012 season. “SCIENCE always has challenged viewers to look beyond the known and rethink their …

NEW YORK: Frozen Planet, a co-pro with the BBC, is among the upcoming new highlights for Discovery Channel in the 2011-2012 season, alongside Where’s My Mammoth? and a new season of Shark Week. On the series front, meanwhile, the network has …

MUMBAI: Star India is launching five of its channels in HD, including the flagship Star Plus as well as Nat Geo. Star Plus, Star Movies, Star Gold, Star World and Nat Geo will all be available in Asli HD. Star says …

NEW YORK: On the heels of a recent episode that delivered 7.4 million viewers, iCarly has been given a fifth-season renewal by Nickelodeon for premiere in 2012. The recent episode on April 9 secured a whopping 7.4 million viewers, establishing it …

SILVER SPRING: Lee Bartlett has announced several new international partnerships for Discovery Studios with the view to developing content to play on Discovery Communications’ channels around the world. Discovery Studios, in partnership with Discovery Networks in the U.S. and internationally, will …

ATLANTA: TNT has picked up the off-net rights to the CBS hit Hawaii Five-0, currently in its first season in the U.S., for launch in the summer of 2014. A top-rated show this season on Monday nights—and considered a sure-fire renewal for …

BURBANK: ABC is canceling two long-running soaps to make room for a pair of lifestyle series as it shifts its daytime strategy toward providing informative, "authentic" content about health, transformation and food. The network has pulled the plug on All …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Steve Burns, executive VP of global content at National Geographic Channel is exiting, with Michael Cascio, senior VP of production, to fill the role until a successor is named. The news was revealed to NGC staff today in a …

PARIS: Russia has been selected as the country of focus for MIPCOM this October, with Reed MIDEM partnering with Channel One Russia and Red Square for the initiative. The Focus on Russia program, which will also see the participation of Saint …