World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Shine’s Chris Grant and Jordan Levin of Generate have been named as co-chairs of NATPE 2011, which also has a number of newly elected members to its board of directors, including Venevision’s Cesar Diaz, FME’s David Ellender and …

NEW YORK/TORONTO: Syfy in the U.S. and Space in Canada are on board for a fourth season of Sanctuary, with production due to begin this spring in Vancouver for a fall debut. The 13-episode season will continue to follow scientist Dr. …

NEW YORK: Regis Philbin is retiring from the long-running talk show LIVE! with Regis and Kelly after having served as co-host for 28 years. Philbin announced his retirement on-air during the Host Chat portion of the show. He told viewers: …

NEW YORK: Robert Bakish has been elevated to the newly created position of president and CEO of Viacom International Media Networks from his previous role of president of MTV Networks International. Reporting directly to Philippe Dauman, Viacom’s president and CEO, Bakish will oversee …

LONDON: A Kazakh version of The Money Drop is part of a wide-ranging deal secured between Endemol and Channel 7. As part of the long-term partnership, Endemol’s Weit Media becomes the principal production partner for Channel 7, and Endemol Worldwide …

NEW YORK/MIAMI: AETN International is representing program sales for original productions from A&E Ole Networks, a joint venture of AETN and Ole Communications that operates A&E, HISTORY and BIO in Latin America. A&E Ole Networks produces more than 90 hours …

MEXICO CITY: Disney Media Networks Latin America and TV Azteca are co-producing a Mexican version of ABC Studios’ Grey’s Anatomy. Vista Productions is producing A corazón abierto for TV Azteca. It is building a hospital set over 1,600 square meters to …

PREMIUM: Barbara Uecker, the head of programming and acquisitions at ABC3, talks about her plans for the increased buying budget at the Australian children’s channel. WS: How have you positioned ABC3 in the market, having just launched the channel in …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Communications Commission, in a 4-1 vote, today gave the greenlight to the proposed combination of Comcast and NBC Universal, with the deal likely to close by the end of the month. “This is a proud and exciting …

MADRID: The RTVE sales department will be at the Audiovisual from Spain pavilion at NATPE with a slate of programming from Televisión Española. Programming includes Love in Difficult Times, a daily series that’s in its sixth season in Spain. New …