World Screen

LOS ANGELES: The kids’ entertainment service Kabillion has launched on Time Warner Cable, a move that expands the channel’s reach to more than 35 million digital cable households. Kabillion is a free on-demand channel that offers animation aimed at kids …

ENGLEWOOD/ATLANTA: DISH Network and Turner Broadcasting System have signed a pact that sees customers automatically receiving free, unlimited, on-demand online access to prime-time programming from TNT and TBS. Programming will be available within 24 hours after an episode airs to DISH …

LOS ANGELES: The five freshman series on CBS’s fall slate—Hawaii Five-0, The Defenders, Blue Bloods, Mike & Molly and $#*! My Dad Says—have been picked up for full seasons. Hawaii Five-0 is the number one new series for the 2010-11 …

NEW YORK: In an effort to facilitate a merger between Lionsgate and MGM, Carl Icahn has made an offer to buy MGM debt in order to secure votes against the proposed combination with Spyglass Entertainment. The offer, Icahn says, "will …

NEW YORK: Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss, stars of the critically acclaimed AMC original Mad Men, recently spoke to World Screen about the complicated characters they play and about their relationship with the show’s creator, showrunner, executive producer and head …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International has sold the telenovela Paradise City into territories such as Uruguay, Honduras, Argentina, Nicaragua and Portugal. The novela—from Benedito Ruy Barbosa, the author of hit novelas such as Little Missy, Terra Nostra and The King …

LONDON: Darrall Macqeen has landed a commission from CBeebies for an original comedy entertainment series for preschoolers, Magic Baby. The series mixes live action and 2D photographic animation. The series sees the teaming of Darrall Macqueen and JAM Media for …

HONG KONG: Four proposals have been selected as finalists for the Hong Kong to the World documentary production project, a joint initiative from National Geographic Channel (NGC) and Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). The selected entries, drawn from a pool …

NEW YORK/LONDON/LOS ANGELES: Big Shots L.A., a new original reality series from Babelgum about a paparazzi team in Los Angeles, is now available for free streaming online and through iPhone, iPod touch and Google Android devices. The show is directed …

LONDON: The factual channel Yesterday has pre-invested in a new series, Nazi Collaborators, taking the exclusive U.K. rights to air the show as part of its core history programming. The 13×50-minute series tells the stories that answer the questions: how …