World Screen

LONDON: Chello Zone and CBS Studios International have secured a slot on Freesat for the timeshift channel CBS Reality +1, bringing all six services from the joint venture to the platform. CBS Reality +1 joins the other offerings from CBS …

LONDON: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has named Eddie Nelson as the senior VP for EMEA Networks, taking up the post with immediate effect. Nelson was previously the general manager for SPT Networks Central Europe. In his new role, he will …

NEW YORK: Randall Reunion Races is a new Hallmark Channel original movie, currently in production, that stars Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel) and Marion Ross (Happy Days). Starring alongside Downey and Ross are Kayla Ewell (The Vampire Diaries) and …

Prolific writer, executive producer and director Greg Berlanti has been involved in a number of network TV series including Dawson’s Creek, Everwood, which he created, and Dirty Sexy Money. His production company Berlanti Television is producing two shows for ABC, …

NEW YORK: VH1 and Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment have aligned to bring the new movie Single Ladies, shot this past summer, to television as an eight-episode scripted series. Single Ladies is a comedic drama about three best friends with …

STOCKHOLM: Svetlana Vassileva takes on the role of CEO for Modern Times Group’s (MTG) Bulgarian channels under the Nova Televizia Group. Vassileva will lead a group that includes Nova Televizia, the Diema channel family and Nova Sport as well as …

SILVER SPRING: U.S. president Barack Obama will be featured in the December 8 episode of the popular Discovery Channel series Mythbusters. During the episode, entitled "Archimedes Solar Ray," Obama will challenge hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman to explore an …

UNIVERSAL CITY: The Event, Law & Order: Los Angeles and Outsourced have all been picked up for full seasons to air on NBC. The Event has averaged a 3.0 rating, 7 share in adults 18 to 49, with 9.1 million …

CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Television’s first U.S. multiplatform network, Sony Movie Channel, delivering films from its extensive library, has launched on DISH Network, DIRECTV and AT&T U-verse. Available as a linear channel, on VOD and online, the Sony Movie Channel offers …

LONDON: ITV today announced a new three-year deal with Simon Cowell‘s Syco Television and FremantleMedia to renew The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent. In addition to the original British versions of the shows, ITV has secured the exclusive U.K. broadcast rights to …