World Screen

NEW YORK: In an SEC filing, RHI Entertainment says it has begun soliciting votes from lenders for a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization. The solicitation period runs through November 15. If the reorganization plan is approved, RHI says it intends "to continue operating their …

BURBANK: Adam Steinman has been appointed VP of non-scripted international development and sales at Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP). Steinman will be based in Burbank but reports to London-based Andrew Zein, WBITVP’s senior VP of creative format development and …

TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television has announced that production on the docuseries Hick Town will continue, in light of the sudden death of director George Hickenlooper. Hick Town follows the career of Denver, Colorado’s mayor, John Hickenlooper, who is George’s …

DUBAI/LONDON: Sony Pictures Television Arabia is a new Dubai-based production company set up to serve the Arabic-speaking market, with offices also located in Cairo and Beirut. Ziad Kebbi and Dany Karam jointly lead the company, responsible for representing Sony Pictures …

LONDON: Impossible Pictures has completed filming on the fourth and fifth seasons of Primeval for co-production partners ITV, ProSieben, BBC Worldwide, BBC America and UKTV. The fourth season of seven fresh episodes will debut on ITV early in 2011. UKTV’s …

LOS ANGELES: Multi Channels Asia (MCA) is taking the U.S. HD sports and music channel Havoc TV across the Asia Pacific, to be launched in the region in a special preview mode in early 2011. The channel features a mix …

BURBANK: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) and Televisa have signed a new multi-year programming output deal for Mexico, expanding on the companies’ long-standing relationship. Televisa continues to hold on to the free-TV rights to hit series such as The …

PREMIUM: Cyma Zarghami, the president of Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group, talks about working with Jeffrey Katzenberg and Haim Saban, touring the House of Lords with Waheed Alli, building partnerships and writing the next chapter in Nickelodeon’s worldwide growth. Under …

NEW YORK: CAKE’s Tom van Waveren and Ed Galton discuss the challenges and opportunities of operating as an independent in the kids’ content arena today.   With a catalogue that includes international hits like the Total Drama franchise and Eliot …

LONDON: Food Network continues to expand its reach across EMEA with new launches in Portugal and the Netherlands. A deal with Vodafone Portugal bring Food Network into mainland Portugal, with viewers receiving the channel on Casa IPTV from this week. …