World Screen

LOS ANGELES: The supernatural thriller Dead Awake, starring Rose McGowan, Amy Smart and Nick Stahl, has joined New Films International’s catalogue, currently on offer at the AFM. The movie is set against the backdrop of a mysterious tragedy that shattered …

LONDON: A host of reality and documentary titles from the MTV Networks International (MTVNI) slate are making their way across the globe, with international deals for a host of shows, including 16 & Pregnant. SBS of Belgium scooped up the doc …

NEW YORK: AETN International has wrapped up a slew of sales across Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America on titles such as Ice Road Truckers and the spinoff IRT Deadliest Roads. France Televisions went for America: The Story of the …

SINGAPORE: Fox International Channels (FIC) is rolling out The Walking Dead across Asia starting today, set to reach as many as 450 million homes across the region via FX other other FIC channels as a first-run event. This follows hot …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC is ending the run of J. J. Abrams’ Undercovers, deciding not to order any further episodes. The show, about two undercover agents who also happen to be a married couple running a high-end catering business, was in the …

MIAMI: Venevision International has scored a slot on Boomerang in Latin America for its new teen series NPS (¡No Puede Ser!), which debuts November 8. The show, English title OMG (Oh! My God!), will be broadcast in all Spanish-speaking countries …

LONDON: The recently established Sony Pictures Television Arabia and Talpa Media have struck an agreement to co-produce formats in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). SPT Arabia has the exclusive right to jointly produce with Talpa all of the …

PREMIUM: A new era of Power Rangers is on the horizon and Elie Dekel, the president of Saban Brands, talks about re-launching this iconic brand with an action-packed TV series, video games, online activity and even social media. After launching …

KNOXVILLE: Consolidated revenues rose 40 percent to $509 million at Scripps Networks Interactive in Q3, boosted by the addition of Travel Channel and advertising and affiliate revenue gains across its portfolio of lifestyle networks. Advertising revenues in the period totalled …

LOS ANGELES: Three pilots have been given the greenlight, though cast-contingent, by USA Network, which has made a total of six pilot orders in 2010. Eden, from Universal Cable Productions, follows a young hotel worker who, with the help of …