World Screen

SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports and SingTel are launching the new 3G mobile offering Mobile ESPN, which will feature live and on-demand premium mobile sports content. Mobile ESPN, will showcase a range of sports content, from Formula One and Moto GP …

ATLANTA: TBS has given the go-ahead to Hound Dogs from Sony Pictures Television and The Wedding Band from FremantleMedia. Both series support TBS’s strategy to develop one-hour scripted comedy series. Hound Dogs, written by Ron Shelton (Bull Durham, Tin Cup), …

SHERMAN OAKS: The roster of highlights from Vision Films’ slate for the American Film Market (AFM) includes the 3D animated action movie Boogie 3D. Also on the list is The Terror Experiment, a sci-fi thriller; No Ordinary Trifle, a romantic …

LONDON: Thanks in part to subscriber growth—with its base nearing 10 million—BSkyB has reported a 15-percent boost in revenues to £1.5 billion for Q1, with profit rising from £128 million to £228 million. The platform claimed a net customer addition …

SYDNEY: BBC Worldwide Australia has signed up XYZnetworks to air the original British Masterchef and its spinoff franchises on the LifeStyle FOOD channel. The LifeStyle FOOD channel is to broadcast the seventh season of Masterchef, as well as the first season …

Steve Stark, the executive producer of NBC’s new conspiracy thriller, The Event, actually kept the script for its pilot in his desk drawer for more than two years, just waiting for the right moment to pitch this high-concept show. His …

LOS ANGELES: Roberto Romagnoli has been named VP of production and entertainment at Azteca America and will further take on the role of director of production and entertainment for TV Azteca. With his current responsibilities, Romagnoli will report to Alberto …

MONTREAL: Among the key topics at the Alliance for Children and Television’s (ACT) Média-Jeunes 2010 conference, held November 18 and 19, will be the effects of the Canada Media Fund’s restructured funding programs on the children’s and youth sector. Stéphane …

TORONTO: Steve Burns, National Geographic Channel’s executive VP of global programming, will lead a banner session at the upcoming World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP), held in Dresden, Germany, November 30 to December 3. Burns will share his …

NASHVILLE: Born Into Brothels is to make its exclusive Documentary Channel (DOC) debut as part of the network’s Saturday Primetime Premieres lineup on November 6, to be followed by War Dance on November 13. DOC acquired the films as part …