World Screen

DUBAI: Fox International Channels (FIC) is revamping its Fox Series channel into a new 100-percent Arabic general-entertainment network geared toward women. The new channel will be called FOX and will feature content available in dual audio (Arabic and English). The …

LONDON: Tiger Aspect has started production on Mount Pleasant, an eight-part comedy-drama commissioned by Sky 1 HD. Mount Pleasant, which comes from Shameless writer Sarah Hooper, follows the day-to-day life of a married woman living in Manchester. On top of …

BURBANK: ABC’s broadcast of the 83rd annual Academy Awards ranks as TV’s most-watched entertainment telecast of the last year, and drew its second-largest audience since 2007. Sunday’s broadcast attracted an average audience of 37.6 million total viewers and posted an …

PREMIUM: Jay Stuart spotlights one of the best-kept secrets in the U.K. television market: CSC Media Group, a young company which has almost 15 percent of the children’s viewing market with four fast-growing kids’ channels. CSC stands for Chart Show …

BURBANK: The new season of Dancing with the Stars, which returns to ABC on March 21, will feature a fresh roster of 11 celebrity competitors, including actress Kirstie Alley, boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard and talk-show host Wendy Williams. Hosts …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has secured several pickups from Italian broadcasters from its factual, drama and lifestyle catalogues. Public broadcaster Rai has acquired the three-part documentary Opera Italia, featuring conductor Antonio Pappano as he survey’s Italian opera history. Rai also picked …

CULVER CITY: 3net, a recently launched joint-venture channel from Sony, Discovery and IMAX, has scheduled a month-long programming event, 3net 3Day Weekends, to start March 4, featuring world premiere originals, series debuts and exclusive programs. The 24-hour 3D channel will roll …

Based on an old tradition of mothers being closely involved in their son’s choice of partner, Perfect Bride starts with 12 young women who want to get married and six young men looking for their future wives. The men’s mothers …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2010 issue of TV Asia Pacific.   Cutting Through the Clutter   Late last year, Universal Networks International (UNI) unveiled a rebranding of its global channels portfolio, following a multimillion-dollar investment in repositioning …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2010 issue of TV Formats.   Fostering a Creative Network   Formed just two years ago in France, Banijay Entertainment has firmly established itself as one of the powerhouses of the global …