World Screen

BOCA RATON: Penthouse Digital Media Productions has entered its first carriage agreement with French ASDL operator Free for the distribution of the Penthouse 3D channel. Free, the first operator in France to broadcast genuine 3D channels, has added Penthouse 3D …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Production is under way on How Hard Can It Be?, a 3×1-hour series from Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP) that is set to debut on National Geographic Channel (NGC) in the U.S. this fall before an international rollout. The …

LONDON: The factual history channel Yesterday in the U.K. has commissioned the documentaries Love on VE Day and El Alamein: The Battle That Changed The War, as part of its ongoing Spirit of 1940s programming strand. Love on VE Day …

LOS ANGELES: In preparation for MIPTV, MarVista Entertainment has wrapped production on Super Eruption, Xtinction: Predator X and A Christmas Kiss, three new features that the company will introduce at the upcoming market. MarVista’s Super Eruption, which is set to …

LONDON: Matthew Littleford has announced his departure from UKTV, which he joined in 2007 and has most recently been serving as controller for. During his tenure, Littleford has increased UKTV’s commissioning hours and secured breakout hits across the lifestyle and …

NEW YORK: The series InkMasters, featuring a competition between tattoo artists, and Car Boss, spotlighting the head of a renowned auto dealership, are to join Spike TV’s 2012 slate. Through six one-hour episodes, InkMasters will present various tattoo challenges to …

ATHENS: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has secured expanded distribution for Nat Geo Wild HD, which launches today in Greece on the Nova pay-TV platform. The channel’s debut lineup includes Secrets of the Mediterranean: Cousteau’s Lost World, a profile following National …

NEW YORK: Jeff Wachtel and Chris McCumber have been named co-presidents for USA Network, where they will jointly oversee the direction and operations of the channel across all platforms. McCumber has been serving as executive VP of marketing, digital and …

LONDON: The Amazing World of Gumball has been commissioned for a second season by Turner Broadcasting, in advance of the animated show’s first-season rollout. The series, the first commission to come from the Cartoon Network Development Studio in Europe, follows …

NORWALK: CABLEready and Re: Source Media have teamed up in an effort to assist fundraising for Japan’s earthquake and tsunami victims with the hour-long special Through the Eye of the Storm: A Celebration of Japan, which is being offered free …