World Screen

SILVER SPRING: On the Case with Paula Zahn is returning next month with 13 new episodes for a third season on Investigation Discovery, which has also given an early order for a fourth installment. The show profiles true crime stories …

PARIS: France Télévisions Distribution has wrapped up a number of deals, and is in advanced negotiations on a slew of others, from its attendance at this year’s MIPCOM. In the factual category, There is No Such Thing as a Happy …

NEW YORK: The PBS flagship public-affairs series Frontline will be honored with the 2011 Outstanding Achievement Award at History Makers. Frontline‘s originator and executive producer, David Fanning, will attend the History Makers Awards ceremony to accept award. The ceremony is to …

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network Enterprises has signed up Random House Children’s Books to create a full line of storybooks based on the action-adventure series Generator Rex. The Random House Children’s Books program will launch the collection in summer 2011 with a …

NEW YORK: Atlas Media has promoted Andrew Jacobs to director of development, continuing to be based at the company’s New York headquarters. Jacobs will report to Kaki Kirby, the executive VP of business development and special projects. Prior to his …

EL SEGUNDO: The Barbie brand, in partnership with Hudsun Media, is launching an eight-episode web reality series on Hulu, Genuine Ken: The Search for the Great American Boyfriend, to be hosted by Whitney Port of The Hills fame. The original …

LOS ANGELES: The HBO drama Big Love will return for a fifth and final season on January 16. The show, which deals with a man who has three wives and nine children, is executive produced by Playtone’s Tom Hanks and Gary …

Prolific writer, executive producer and director Greg Berlanti has been involved in a number of network TV series, including Dawson’s Creek, Everwood, which he created, and Dirty Sexy Money. His production company, Berlanti Television, is producing two shows for ABC, …

NEW YORK: Showtime Anytime is a new online service from Showtime Networks that allows subscribers of the premium pay-TV channel to access more than 400 hours of programming, movies and sports offerings for broadband streaming. Subscribers can either go to …

LOS ANGELES: The six-movie slate MarVista Entertainment is touting for AFM includes the fantasy adventure Witches of Oz, a two-part mini-series that puts on a modern twist on L. Frank Baum’s classic tale. The mini-series stars Christopher Lloyd as the …