World Screen

NEW YORK: David O’Connell has been promoted to senior VP of production and operations at Bravo, while Christian McLaughlin becomes the VP of production. O’Connell will continue to report to Frances Berwick, the president of Bravo Media, and will be …

SINGAPORE: Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) has established a new creative and content group, to focus on shaping the overall vision and direction of its portfolio, with Kevin Dickie to serve as senior VP of the division. The new content group, …

MIAMI: The Turkish treatment of Telemundo Internacional’s Where is Elisa? makes its debut today on ATV under the local title Kızım Nerede?.   The show, which stars Hüseyin Avni Danyal, Ece Uslu, Özge Gürel, Burak Hakki, Tolga Savaci, and Yağmur …

MEXICO CITY: Comarex is offering the new live-action series Grachi, currently in development by Nickelodeon Latin America, for buyers at the Asia TV Forum. The 75×1-hour show is aimed at tweens and teens. The telenovela is written by Mariela Romero, …

MIAMI: MTV Latin America’s prime-time hit Niñas Mal is headed to the U.S., with Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas set to launch the series in January 2011.   The series, inspired by the Mexican film of the same name, tells …

TORONTO: As Breakthrough Entertainment gears up to attend the Asia TV Forum, a number of sales have already been finalized across the region, totaling more than 100 hours of programming.   Greatest Tank Battles was picked up be LIC Beijing …

LOS ANGELES: Rainbow Media’s IFC has picked up The Larry Sanders Show, along with The Ben Stiller Show and two others. Also scoring pickups were Mr. Show with Bob and David and Action. These join Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Arrested …

NEW YORK: Despite the increased use of alternative viewing platforms, the vast majority of consumers intend to continue to maintain their traditional subscriptions with TV providers, an annual study by Frank N. Magid Associates reveals. Magid’s new report, 2010: The …

LOS ANGELES: The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved MGM’s pre-packaged plan of reorganization, paving the way for the studio to emerge from Chapter 11. MGM expects the plan to become effective by mid-December. …

NEW YORK: The CBS comedy Mike & Molly ranks as the most engaging new program among all major demos, according to data from Nielsen, followed by FOX’s Raising Hope and Running Wilde and ABC’s The Event in a three-way tie. …