World Screen

ENCINO: Solid Entertainment has firmed up two separate deals for a range of automotive lifestyle programming, one with Italy’s Sitcom and the other with Discovery International. For the Nuvolari channel, Sitcom picked up two seasons of Chasing Classic Cars, four …

LONDON: FremantleMedia has promoted Sara Geater to CEO of its U.K. production arm, talkbackTHAMES, after having served in an interim role since June. Geater also joins the FremantleMedia operating board as part of this promotion. She joined the company as …

NEW YORK: New York Festivals 2011 International TV & Film Awards has introduced a new category to honor telenovelas. The winners will be showcased at NYF TV & Film Awards, hosted at the NAB Show in Las Vegas from April …

NEW YORK: The Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica has been dropped by Syfy, with the final five episodes of the season to be re-scheduled for a yet-to-be-announced date. Syfy has not yet unveiled what will take the place of Caprica in …

PREMIUM: Thomas P. Vitale, executive VP of programming and original movies at Syfy, discusses his approach to commissioning and acquiring TV movies and series at the popular NBC Universal-owned cable network. Dedicated to science fiction, fantasy and supernatural fare, Syfy …

BRISTOL: Iambic Media, led by former DCD Media CEO Chris Hunt, has launched two new divisions: Iambic Entertainment and Iambic Scotland. Iain Thompson has been appointed creative director for Iambic Entertainment, headquartered in London. Thompson’s credits include producing and directing …

BETHPAGE: Cablevision Systems Corp. is facing a class-action lawsuit that seeks $450 million in compensation for its customers as the carriage dispute with News Corporation continues. The complaint was filed yesterday, seeking "restitution for Cablevision’s 3 million customers who have …

HONG KONG: Carriage for the channels KIX and Thrill has been secured by Tiger Gate Entertainment with the Hong Kong Broadband (HKBN) platform. As of November 15, Hong Kong Broadband subscribers will have access to KIX’s action lineup, including The …

One of the best-attended sessions at MIPCOM, the Formats Superpanel featured FremantleMedia’s Rob Clark, Shine’s Alex Mahon, Banijay’s François de Brugada, Endemol’s Tom Toumazis and Embassy Row’s Michael Davies discussing some of the key issues facing the format industry, including …

HONG KONG/SEOUL/SINGAPORE: The Chosunilbo, a leading daily newspaper company in South Korea, has plans to launch a new general-entertainment cable channel in the region, and has tapped MTV Networks International (MTVNI) to collaborate on live events, production, licensing and international distribution for …