World Screen

LUXEMBOURG: Driven by a boost in TV advertising, RTL Group’s revenues in the third quarter were up 8.8 percent to 1.16 billion euros, with a reported EBITA of 133 million euros, a 47.8 percent gain. The EBITA increase was driven by …

TORONTO: Lone Eagle Entertainment is producing the new series You Gotta Eat Here!, which will broadcast on Food Network Canada starting in fall 2011. The series, of 13 half-hour episodes, is hosted by Canadian sketch comedian, singer and actor John …

MIAMI: The Malaysian telenovela Bola Cinta, co-produced by Latin Media Corporation, has found success with buyers from Southeast Asia, the Middle East and a number of African territories, in addition to interest from a host of other broadcasters in Eastern …

PITTSBURGH: The American Cable Association (ACA) says that consumers will pay at least $2.4 billion more for pay-TV services over the next nine years as a result of "unrestrained pricing power" following the merger of Comcast Corporation and NBC Universal. "It …

NEW YORK: Laura Smith and Palak Solanki have joined Sesame Workshop, in the respective roles of VP of formal learning and VP of business planning and analysis. Smith, as VP of formal learning, will help define and provide a transformative …

BOSTON: Karmaloop TV, a U.S. multiplatform network aimed at 18- to 34-year-olds, has signed its first licensing deal with Celestial Pictures, providing a range of kung fu and action classics from the Shaw Brothers library. Celestial owns, restores and licenses …

NEW YORK: Val Boreland has been promoted from VP of program and promotion scheduling to senior VP of programming, promotion and multiplatform strategy at Comedy Central. Boreland continues to oversee Comedy Central’s programming group, including program and promotion scheduling. Additionally, …

PREMIUM: Stephen Lambert has been the creative force behind groundbreaking shows in the U.K. and in the U.S. After working at RDF Media Group for nine years, and shepherding such series as Wife Swap, The Secret Millionaire and Faking It, …

LONDON: Remarkable Television, an Endemol company, has been commissioned for a fourth season of Supersize vs Superskinny for Channel 4. The 11×1-hour magazine show will spotlight the issues of eating disorders, morbid obesity, extreme eating habits and body dysmorphia. The …

NEW YORK: Lea Thompson, who has been on a worldwide tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future, is starring in the new Hallmark Movie Channel original The Cabin, premiering summer 2011. Thompson stars alongside Steven Brand (Covert …