World Screen

CANNES: Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP) has been commissioned by Discovery Networks International to produce MegaQuake: Hour That Shook Japan, which will premiere on Discovery Channel in the U.K. and the U.S. on April 24 at 10 p.m. The hour-long special …

PARIS: The Walt Disney Company France is partnering with Free for two multiplatform services delivering Disney and ABC programming to TV sets, computers, game consoles, tablets, mobile phones and other devices. Launching April 14, the branded digital TV video "stores," Disneytek …

TORONTO: CCI Releasing has picked up four new HD, factual home-improvement series that are on offer at MIPTV, including Making House and Candice Tells All. The 13×30-minute series Making House centers on an interior designer and contractor who, after ten …

CANNES: At a ceremony last night in Cannes, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the winners of this year’s International Digital Emmy Awards, with the special Pioneer Prize presented to Jon Chu for The Legion of Extraordinary …

TV Formats Weekly spoke to a range of distributors to find out what are some of the newest and hottest formats for MIPTV. Formats continue to remain a dominant staple for broadcasters around the world. Some of these shows have …

CANNES: Arnold Schwarzenegger was in Cannes today to unveil The Governator, his new multiplatform animated property that includes a TV series and 3D movie. The brand is a collaboration between Andy Heyward’s A Squared Entertainment (A2), Archie Comics, Stan Lee and …

CANNES: Content Television has signed up ABC TV in Australia for more than 50 hours of its children’s drama and comedy programming.  The deal included Even Stevens, a live-action drama starring Shia LeBeouf, and The Assistants, a comedy following the …

PHILADELPHIA: In a bid to fulfill its commitment to up its slate of minority-run networks, Comcast Corporation today laid out plans to roll out ten new independent channels on its platform over the next eight years, with eight that are …

CANNES: Broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand have signed up for a range of content from ITV Studios Global Entertainment, which wrapped up deals from a number of genres totaling more than 150 hours of programming. FOXTEL in Australia took …

CANNES: There are a broad range of entertainment and factual-reality formats on offer at MIPTV from FremantleMedia, among them Dream School.  Dream School is a reality format that features well-known personalities—politicians, athletes, sporting stars, artists, authors, photographers—as they work with children …