World Screen

VIENNA: The new Universum two-parter Zambezi: The Thunderous River is to be co-produced by ORF, the Graz film production company ScienceVision, NDR Naturfilm, WDR, ARTE, National Geographic Channel U.S. and National Geographic Channels International under the leadership of Michael Schlamberger. …

NORTH BERGEN: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has tapped SkyZone Entertainment for the release of the new Hole in the Wall mobile game, which is headed to the iOS, BREW and J2ME platforms, with Android soon to follow. Hole in the Wall, …

STOCKHOLM: BE-TV in Colombia is producing a second season of Strix Television’s The Farm for Canal Caracol. The show began airing on November 30 in prime time on Canal Caracol, where it is hosted by model Natalia Paris and actor …

TORONTO: The Comedy Network of Canada has ordered the half-hour comedy Picnicface, from the sketch troupe of the same name and produced by Breakthrough Entertainment. Principal photography will begin in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in spring 2011 for 13 episodes. Kids …

SÃO PAULO: The Brazilian Association of Independent TV Producers (ABPI-TV) is partnering with Achilles Media for the upcoming audiovisual content market RioContentMarket, which will be held in March in Rio de Janeiro. The event will bring together some 500 content …

MUNICH: SevenOne Internatinal’s hit format Benidorm Bastards is headed to Korea on tvN, set for a December 4 debut. The show will air under the local title JeulGeoUn In Seng, which translates to Happy Life or Enjoy Your Life. It …

LONDON: Food Network continues its international expansion with a new launch on MultiChoice in Africa, available to 3 million subscribers. The 24-hour service joins the DStv Premium and DStv Compact bouquets. The channel will feature prime-time hits such as Iron …

HONG KONG: CASBAA has formally unveiled the association’s rebranding, rolling out a revamped logo, refreshed tagline and a new mission statement. “With our new look, tagline and mission statement, supported by dynamic animation and flexible web tools, we have redefined …

LONDON: The IP&TV World Forum 2011, which has been renamed to reflect the increasing number of cable companies adopting IP technology, will take place with an expanded format from March 22 to 24 in London, with more than 200 speakers lined …

NEW YORK: Rob Clark, the president of worldwide entertainment at FremantleMedia, is particularly keen on three new formats, which he talks about in this video.   The first is My Name Is, which Clark says has elicited an even bigger …