World Screen

LONDON: A host of new distribution deals are expanding the availability of BBC HD across Turkey. The channels, which offers documentaries, entertainment and arts programming, is now part of Turkish IPTV platform TTNET’s IPtivibu. The service also just launched as part of …

LOS ANGELES: The original short-form series Single Dads has been made available on Hulu.com by Fox International Channels (FIC). The 30×5-minute scripted comedy tells the story of two single fathers who meet after they were both kicked out of a …

NASHVILLE: Documentary Channel (DOC) is to launch a new strand starting in 2011 to showcase the works of African-American documentary filmmakers, Black Documentary Cinema, which will air on the last Tuesday of every month in prime time. The new initiative is …

KUALA LUMPUR: Astro has entered into a pact that sees its HD pay-TV service B.yond deployed on TIME dotCom Berhad’s fiber-based broadband infrastructure, which will then be bundled with the operator’s broadband and telephony services. Astro customers who sign up …

WARSAW: Platform ‘n’ has slated an exclusive window for the HD treatment of the main public television channel in Poland, TVP1. TVP1 airs a range of news programs, investigative reports, sports, films and locally produced drama series, along with reality and …

NEW YORK: In an expansion of its Asian reach, Sundance Channel is now available in Taiwan, with a broadcast license awarded to Rainbow Media by the National Communications Commission (NCC). The channel is already available in Singapore and South Korea. …

LONDON: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has secured a range of sales across Latin America for the live-action series True Jackson VP. The show follows a 15-year-old whose fashion savvy has landed her a dream job working in NYC. She must deal …

LOS ANGELES: The new series Wild Kratts, making its premiere on PBS KIDS GO! on January 3, features animated versions of the Kratt Brothers, creators of Kratts’ Creatures and Zoboomafoo. The series, aimed at 6- to 8-year-olds, features the Kratt …

LONDON: Banijay International has secured an exclusive output deal in Egypt with Medialife that includes hit formats such as 71 Degrees North, My Parents Are Gonna Love You and Sold!. The deal sees Medialife representing all of Banijay International’s formats …

LOS ANGELES: The highly anticipated new Starz original Camelot is to make its debut on April 1 at 10 p.m. The ten-episode drama revamps the classic medieval tale of King Arthur, with a cast that includes Joseph Fiennes as Merlin, …