World Screen

MUNICH/LONDON: The bestselling adventure thriller Labyrinth by Kate Mosse has been optioned by Scott Free and Tandem Communications to adapt into a four-hour event mini-series of the same name. Labyrinth will start shooting in the South of France in fall …

BURBANK: Disney unveiled an unprecedented amount of new programming during its upfront presentation, with expanded development to deliver more series and movies for Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior. A total of 13 new original series are slated, part …

BARCELONA: In a move to expand into the live-action arena, Imira Entertainment has inked a deal to co-produce two new series with Italy’s Brave Film. A new live-action version of Imira’s hit animated series Lola & Virginia, which sold in …

LONDON: Two factual entertainment series featuring James May of Top Gear have been picked up by broadcasters around the world, from Hat Trick International (HTI). The 6×1-hour series James May’s Toy Stories, which features May taking on engineering feats using …

LONDON/HONG KONG: Endemol has scored its first Indonesian commission for its reality-TV hit Big Brother. The new commission comes from broadcaster Trans TV, which will produce a local version of Big Brother in house. The reality series is set to …

PREMIUM: Leslie Moonves, the president and CEO of CBS Corporation, talks to World Screen about the programming strategies that have made CBS the most-watched network among all viewers in the U.S. for seven out of the last eight seasons. This …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has appointed Augustus Dulgaro to the newly created position of senior VP for the Asia Pacific.   Dulgaro has been ITV’s senior VP of sales for Australia, New Zealand and Japan since joining the company in …

LONDON: A BBC One feed of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding will be available to BBC Entertainment viewers around the world on April 29. The wedding feed will stream live to the BBC Entertainment channel across Asia, India, Latin …

PARIS: The sixth edition of MIPTV’s Content 360 competition has 18 creators of digital formats, online games, rich media tablet and smartphone applications in the running for awards. A total of 157 projects and videos were submitted this year, from …

TORONTO: Canamedia is headed to MIPTV with a slate of original 3D lifestyle and factual titles from its new 3D production division. Leading off Canamedia’s catalogue is The World’s Greatest Carnivals, a travel series that takes viewers to carnivals around …