World Screen

HOLLYWOOD: Guillermo Del Toro, The Jim Henson Company and Pathe have teamed up to develop and produce a 3D stop-motion animated version of Pinocchio. The film, which is set to go into production later this year, will be based on …

LOS ANGELES: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has scheduled spring premiere dates for The Judds, following the mother-daughter country music duo, and Addicted to Food, exploring the rehabilitation of patients with eating disorders. Premiering April 10 at 9 p.m., The Judds …

LONDON: Michael Acton Smith, the CEO of Mind Candy and creator of the web game Moshi Monsters, is launching a new online viewing platform, Moshi TV. Currently in development, the new platform will combine elements of user-generated content, in-house production …

PHILADELPHIA: Set to make its official debut this weekend, Comcast’s Xfinity 3D is a new 24-hour service that will provide customers with concerts, sporting events, more than a dozen movies and original programming all in 3D. This is Comcast’s latest …

WASHINGTON: Following on the recent historic events unfolding in Egypt, National Geographic Channel has slated a week of programs, The Treasures of Egypt, that will examine the heritage of this significant ancient culture. Treasures of Egypt spans five nights, starting …

HONG KONG: CASBAA is putting the spotlight on online video in China with a closed-door event on March 2 at the News Plaza Hotel in Beijing. CASBAA’s Online Video in China event is co-organized with CMMI. During the day-long conference, …

BURBANK: High School Musical‘s Alyson Reed is to reprise her role as the melodramatic drama teacher Ms. Darbus in the new Disney Channel dance-driven comedy pilot Madison High (working title). The series pilot introduces a troupe of theater students led …

SINGAPORE: Singaporean residents will no longer have to shell out a radio and television license fee, with the Media Development Authority (MDA) now due to receive government funding to finance public-service broadcast content. The fee, payable annually by homes, hotels, …

LONDON: ITV1 has commissioned September Films and 1/17 Productions to produce a 6×1-hour TV magic show, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, to be presented by Jonathan Ross. The show invites aspiring magicians to perform tricks and try to fool the …

LONDON: A new representative office has been set up in Kyiv, Ukraine, by Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa (CEEMEA). This post will be responsible for financial, commercial and technical services in key territories in Discovery …