World Screen

LONDON: Lena: Love of My Life, an adaptation of the Endemol Argentina and Telefe long-running telenovela Don Juan y su Bella Dama, has been commissioned by ZDF in Germany. Lena will be Endemol’s first daily drama series in Germany. The …

NEW YORK: Just two episodes in and AMC has already given a 13-episode second-season order for The Walking Dead. Since its October 31 debut, the show has broken ratings records, with the series reaching more adults 18 to 49 than …

NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable has unveiled Look Back, a free feature that gives digital video customers the ability to go back, within a three-day window, and watch shows they missed without setting their DVR. Look Back will launch with …

UNIVERSAL CITY: The daytime drama Days of Our Lives, which is in its 45th season on NBC, has been picked up through the 2012-13 season. The show first premiered as a half-hour drama in 1965 and expanded into an hour-long …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2010 issue of World Screen.   STROKE OF GENIUS: Bruckheimer threw his support behind a forensics procedural from an unknown writer—CSI is today TV’s most successful franchise.   Film and television producer Jerry …

Nowadays, a good dose of humor is imperative in any successful children’s show.   There is no doubt children love any show that brings on a giggle, snicker or full-bellied guffaw. Whether it’s slapstick, goofy or irreverent, comedy is a …

LOS ANGELES: With its worldwide rollout across 120 countries through Fox International Channels (FIC), The Walking Dead has reached record-breaking audience results, hot on the heels of a hit U.S. debut on AMC. In most countries where ratings were available at …

HONG KONG: Former News Corporation president and COO Peter Chernin has set up a new business focused on the Asia-Pacific media markets, to be led by ex-STAR Group chief Paul Aiello as CEO. CA Media, based in Hong Kong, will strategically …

SANTA MONICA: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) is partnering with two local outfits—Bang Singapore and Asia Media & Technology Capital (AMTC)—as well as Korea’s CJ Entertainment on a $50 million fund to produce a series of films out of Singapore …

DALLAS: HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Cooking Channel and Great American Country have rejoined the AT&T U-verse TV lineup after the provider was able to reach an agreement with Scripps Networks. The channels were previously dropped from AT&T’s roster when the …