World Screen

TORONTO: The Chicago Code, from creator Shawn Ryan, is set to premiere on Global in simulcast with FOX on February 7, as part of the Canadian channel’s new Monday night lineup. Ryan is also behind The Shield and The Unit. …

BEVERLY HILLS: The documentary film Gasland has been sold into a number of new territories by Edward Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based international sales company Cinema Management Group (CMG). The film, which will open in the U.K. on January 21, has been …

SINGAPORE: Distributors closed a total of $149.23 million in deals at the Asia TV Forum last week, according to Reed Exhibitions, a 68-percent rise over the previous year. The three-day event in Singapore attracted a total of 2,862 attendees, a record …

SILVER SPRING: Animal Planet has commissioned Darlow Smithson Productions for a three-part mini-series that features real-life horror stories of people plagued by infestations. Infested! features dangerous, deadly, weird and bizarre true stories of households nearly destroyed by creatures such as …

LONDON: Universal Networks International (UNI) is rolling out Riese: Kingdom Falling across the international websites of Syfy, following a launch on Syfy.com in the U.S. Riese is distributed by Fireworks International. The show launched on the U.S. Syfy.com portal at …

NEW YORK: The 60th annual Miss Universe competition is to air live from São Paulo, Brazil, on September 12, 2011, with Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação to host the pageant. The live event will feature contestants from more than 80 countries …

NEW YORK: Nickelodeon, which is set to end 2010 as the highest-rated basic-cable network in total day for the 16th straight year, has given the greenlight to a new comedy series, Bucket & Skinner’s Epic Adventures, from Tom Lynch for launch …

LONDON: DRG has scooped up the worldwide distribution rights, outside of the U.S., to the new 10×30-minute TV Land comedy series Retired at 35. Starring George Segal, Johnathan McClain and Jessica Walter, the series is executive produced by Chris Case (Spin City), …

NEW YORK: MarVista CEO Fernando Szew talks in this video interview about the Saban partnership and re-launch of Power Rangers, along with discussing the current state of the kids’ business and TV-movie industry.   Power Rangers took the ’90s by …

SHANGHAI: Sesame Street’s Big Bird Looks at the World is a new daily series debuting on the Ha Ha Channel in China that features the muppet characters Big Bird, Elmo and Lily. The series targets 3- to 7-year-olds. Sesame Street’s …