World Screen

NEW DELHI: Real Lifestyle Network’s FOOD first has set in place a number of partnerships, including with Shine and Optomen, to acquire exclusive premium content. Shine is behind such shows as MasterChef Australia, while Optomen distributes a slew of Gordon …

BURBANK: Disney Junior, the soon-to-launch multiplatform destination for kids 2 to 7, is to make its debut on February 14, with a schedule anchored by the new animated series Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Also on the Disney Junior …

NEW YORK: The digital editions of the new TV Latina Channels Guide and TV Latina Distributors Guide are now available. The TV Latina Channels Guide 2011 (Guía de Canales) offers up detailed information on numerous cable and satellite channel brands …

LONDON/TEL AVIV: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has launched its 10th localized Comedy Central service outside of the U.S., with Israel’s HOT now carrying a Hebrew-language version of the 24-hour channel. Comedy Central Israel is available to 1 million households. It offers …

BURBANK: Among the shows to have already scored pickups for the 2011-12 season on ABC are Castle, Cougar Town, Grey’s Anatomy, The Middle, Modern Family and Private Practice. Modern Family is currently TV’s number one comedy, while Grey’s Anatomy is …

ULTIMO: ABC Commercial has secured sales for more than a dozen programs to Foxtel’s owned-and-operated channels. This includes the first two seasons of The Librarians and all three seasons of The Gruen Transfer, set to air on Foxtel’s Comedy Channel. …

COLLINGWOOD: Looking Glass International has made a number of sales in European territories from its slate of factual titles, which includes Megawheel and When Castro Seized the Hilton. The one-hour doc Megawheel was picked up by Viasat, DR in Denmark …

NEW YORK: The long-time chairman and CEO of 4Kids Entertainment, Alfred Kahn, has announced his retirement, leaving the company as of today. Director Michael Goldstein has been named interim chairman of 4Kids while the company conducts a search for a …

PREMIUM: Jay Stuart talks to E4 chief Paul Mortimer on the big scheduling changes taking place at the British channel that will probably have a liberating effect on its production budget. Gone are two staples of the lineup. Friends is …

When Michelle and Robert King came up with the idea of a wife whose husband is an elected official convicted in a sex and corruption scandal, they crafted an intelligent show that offers a realistic portrayal of women, men and …