World Screen

TEL AVIV: The Armoza Formats suspense drama The Naked Truth has been picked up for U.S. development by HBO, to be adapted by Clyde Phillips of Showtime’s Dexter and produced by Lionsgate. Along with adapting the format, Phillips will write …

NEW YORK: The new original competition series Master of the Mix on Centric takes a selection of the world’s most popular DJs and challenges them to compete against each other for cash and prizes. The show is hosted by producer …

HYDERABAD: DQ Entertainment has signed a home-video distribution deal for The Jungle Book with Play Records Marketing & Distribution of Israel. Play Records has picked up the home-video rights for the 52×11-minute series in Israel for three years. DQE will …

NEW YORK: DIY Network has given the go-ahead for a second season of the weekly series The Vanilla Ice Project, featuring the ’90s pop icon showcasing his passion and talent for home renovation. The first ten-episode season debuted October 14 …

PREMIUM: Discovery Communications’ flagship Spanish-language network in the U.S. is on the lookout for content that reflects issues affecting U.S. Hispanics today. ON THE RECORD: BILAI JOA SILAR, VP & CHANNEL DIRECTOR How do you schedule the channel from morning …

HAMILTON: With revenues up 4.8 percent to $134.4 million, Central European Media Enterprises (CME) posted a third-quarter net profit of $3.4 million, as compared with a year-ago loss of $21.5 million. “Our strategy to reposition CME as a vertically integrated …

ATLANTA: The brand-new BinWeevil integrated social VOD service is to feature a roster of hit programming from Cartoon Network as well as Nickelodeon. Members of BinWeevil’s Bin Tycoon subscription service have access to more than 200 hours of on-demand TV content …

HONG KONG: Ian Carroll, executive VP and general manager for Turner Broadcasting Systems Asia Pacific, has been presented with the annual CASBAA Chairman’s Award at the CASBAA Convention, which wraps in Hong Kong tomorrow. “Ian has provided invaluable counsel and inspiration to the …

NEW YORK: Carl Icahn is stepping up his efforts to prevent the planned combination of MGM and Spyglass Entertainment, increasing the amount of debt he is willing to acquire to $1.6 billion. Icahn is offering to buy MGM debt in order …

TORONTO: CCI Entertainment has scored a slot for its CGI-blended art property Artzooka! on Israel’s Logi Channel, via a deal with Noga Communications. Noga picked up the English-language version, which is currently being dubbed into Hebrew. To further localize the …