World Screen

Reflecting shifts in content-consumption habits worldwide, MIPTV is placing particular emphasis on new media this April. In partnership with GSMA, MIPTV is introducing Connected Creativity, a new global forum “bringing together technology, mobile media and entertainment professionals,” says Laurine Garaude, …

LONDON/KIEV: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has inked a deal with Ukrainian broadcaster NEW Channel to air more than 200 episodes of Nickelodeon’s tween and teen live-action programming in the country for the first time. The slate of Nickelodeon programming …

EL SEGUNDO: The latest 3D additions to the DIRECTV lineup include the exclusive U.S. broadcast of the full-length 3D opera Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia, along with several 3D Hollywood movies. Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia was directed by British filmmaker Mike Figgis (Leaving …

MUNICH: SevenOne International is bolstering its U.S. efforts with the establishment of a local business in the country, tapping Caroline Kusser to head up the operation. Kusser will head up the North American business and the newly founded SevenOne International …

HONG KONG: Asian lifestyle channel Li TV International is set to debut its first original production, the two-part series Quest for Stars, on March 20 and 27. The show will focus on the Michelin Guide, which was introduced in Hong …

LONDON: Endemol has notched up further deals for its hit format The Money Drop in Central and Eastern Europe. Endemol Poland has been commissioned by TVP2 to produce a 13-episode installment of the hit game show. Production is under way, …

LOS ANGELES: Hasbro Studios is restructuring its boys/action and girls/preschool creative units, splitting the teams into separate series development and current programming groups to meet increased production output. As part of the restructuring, Mike Vogel has been upped from executive …

MIAMI: Telemundo’s La Reina del Sur became the most-watched telenovela premiere in the network’s history, after 2.4 million viewers tuned in to its debut on February 28. La Reina del Sur, which stars Kate del Castillo as a young innocent …

NEW YORK: Sundance Channel is set to double its original programming hours in 2011, on the success of its unscripted series Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys and Golden Globe-winning mini-series Carlos. The channel’s 2011 lineup includes seven new and returning …

WASHINGTON: The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has hired former U.S. senator Christopher Dodd as its new chairman and CEO, effective March 17. Dodd completed five terms in the U.S. senate, ending his run in January. He served as …