World Screen

LOS ANGELES: CBS has renewed The Amazing Race, which will be featured in its 19th season, as well as Undercover Boss. The Amazing Race will again be hosted by Phil Keoghan. The recent fall edition brought in nearly 12 million viewers. …

MUMBAI: Reliance Broadcast Network is entering India’s general-entertainment space with BIG Magic, a new channel launching April 4 that intends to appeal to the "core Hindi heartland," built around comedy and Bollywood. The service promises to deliver synergies with Reliance’s …

NEW YORK: A trio of new real-life series lead off AETN International’s MIPTV slate, which also has a lineup of movies, documentaries and entertainment fare to offer. Topping the list is Beyond Scared Straight, which profiles modern-day youth-offender programs that …

STRASBOURG: The number of high-definition channels operating in the European Union rose to 414 by the end of 2010, according to the European Audiovisual Observatory, out of a total 9,893 networks available across the continent. Sports is the dominant genre …

BURBANK: Wipeout, 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show and Expedition Impossible are among the shows slated for ABC’s 2011 summer grid. On June 16, Wipeout launches with a sneak-peek episode at 8 p.m., followed by the series premiere of …

TORONTO: The hit original drama Rookie Blue returns for a second season this summer on Global, alongside the all-new series The Hot Zone. Rookie Blue had the most watched inaugural season of any scripted Canadian drama in two decades. The …

PREMIUM: Since News Corporation began investing in the German pay-TV company Premiere, and re-branded it Sky Deutschland, the service has been adding subscribers and improving its financial performance. CEO Brian Sullivan tells World Screen how German consumers had not been …

NEW YORK: In a deal with FremantleMedia Enterprises and 19 Entertainment, Cameo Stars, which offers up celebrity-based virtual products, is set to bring American Idol’s top-ten finalists to Facebook as "social cameos." The deal will enable the social media network’s users …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is continuing to add to its drama catalogue, with the new series The Reckoning joining its slate in time for MIPTV.  The Reckoning stars Ashley Jensen (Ugly Betty, Extras) alongside Max Beesley (Survivors, Hotel Babylon). The drama is …

MIAMI: The telenovela Teresa is set to premiere on Univision Network on March 30 at 9 p.m. The series, which comes from the producers of the telenovela Rubi, centers on a seductive woman who lies and cheats to get what …