World Screen

NEW YORK: Veteran media reporter Jay Stuart, who recently produced the Top 100 U.S. Cable & Satellite Channels Guide, is joining World Screen as special projects editor. Based in London, Stuart will develop a range of premium content for World …

NEW YORK: Bravo has unveiled another round of series in development, with shows that look inside the worlds of therapists, relationship experts and headhunters. L.A. Therapists (working title) is centered on some of the top private practices in Los Angeles. …

PREMIUM: TLC, one of the fastest-growing female-targeted channels in the U.S., has begun rolling out internationally, starting with a launch in Norway this past March. The TLC International channels will feature many of the hit series from the U.S. network, …

MIAMI: Karen Barroeta has been promoted to senior VP of marketing creative for Telemundo, where Carlos Collazo has also been elevated, to VP of on-air promotions. The newly created role of senior VP of marketing creative will see Barroeta developing …

NEW YORK: Dr. Charlotte Frances Cole is to lead the global education efforts at Sesame Workshop as senior VP of the segment. Dr. Cole will be responsible for the global strategies of Sesame Workshop. She will lead the development of …

MIAMI: The Telemundo Internacional production Missing debuts today in Georgia on Rustavi 2 in an 8 p.m. time slot. Missing has been commercialized in more than 90 countries including Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Panama, the CIS and Croatia. …

NEW YORK: The live-action bilingual preschool series Dos y Dos is to make its U.S. cable debut on ¡Sorpresa!, where it will air seven days a week in three different time slots. The series is recorded in Spanish but aims …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, Iginio Straffi, the CEO of Rainbow S.p.A., discusses the latest developments at the Italy-based firm, and outlines what’s ahead for the company.   In 2011, the Rainbow Magicland theme park opens in Rome, featuring …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Studios has picked up the worldwide marketing and distribution rights for Marvel Studios’ The Avengers and Iron Man 3 from Paramount Pictures. Disney will pay Paramount $115 million for the rights to the two upcoming films, …

LOS ANGELES: CBS is working in association with ABC Studios on a new drama series based on the bestselling novel The Pawn, with the script to be written by Charles Murray (Criminal Minds, Castle). The story follows an FBI agent who …