World Screen

LOS ANGELES: The two-hour prime-time specials Ask Oprah’s All Stars on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will be moderated by Gayle King and news anchor Robin Meade and will feature Dr. Phil McGraw, Dr. Mehmet Oz and Suze Orman. The two-hour …

NEW YORK: Tavis Smiley will continue with his nightly national program through a new co-production partnership with WNET.org. The show will continue to air nightly on THIRTEEN in New York and on PBS stations across the country. The 30-minute national talk …

STOCKHOLM: The entertainment channels First Baltic Channel and REN TV and music network PMBK are returning with local versions in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on the Viasat platform as of January 3. First Baltic Channel is a version of Channel …

LONDON: DLT Entertainment has sold Three’s Company, Two Close for Comfort and The Benny Hill Show to Tribune Broadcasting for its new digital channel Antenna TV. The new service will be dedicated to showing hit movies and sitcoms. It launches …

SINGAPORE: SPE Networks—Asia (SPENA) has named Ben Tan as head of communications, based in the Singapore office. Starting January 3, Tan joins as associate director of communications, replacing Priscilla Yip. Tan will be responsible for media relations and internal communications. …

BURBANK: A federal district court has denied The Walt Disney Company’s attempts to overturn a previous verdict that awarded $319 million in damages and interest to Celador International, the British creators of the hit game show Who Wants to Be …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. communications regulators have voted to approve a set of Internet traffic rules that prevent providers from blocking lawful websites or applications that compete with their services. The FCC voted 3 to 2 in favor of the new …

CUPERTINO: Sales for the new Apple TV are expected to top 1 million units later this week. The new platform allows users to watch HD movies and TV shows, stream content from Netflix, YouTube, Flickr and MobileMe for $99. iTunes users are …

ENGLEWOOD: Filling the post of managing director at Unitymedia, Liberty Global’s Germany cable operations, is Lutz Schüler. Schüler takes up the new role as of January 1. He succeeds Gene Musselman, who has been CEO since early 2010 and is …

TORONTO: Production is under way by Paperny Films on the new series Consumed, which features families who need to de-clutter their lives, for HGTV Canada. The 13×1-hour series is slated for a 2011 debut on HGTV Canada. The show features …