World Screen

ATLANTA: Adult Swim has signed up for another season, with 14 fresh episodes, of the comedy series Children’s Hospital, created by Rob Corddry.  The show is based on the digital series that debuted TheWB.com in 2008. It features a twisted …

LOS ANGELES: Stephen J. Cannell, the bestselling novelist and award-winning producer whose credits included 21 Jump Street, has passed away at the age of 69. "With profound sadness, we have to announce that our dear friend and colleague, Stephen Cannell, has …

NEW YORK: Paris Hilton takes the spotlight in a new untitled docu-series for Oxygen from A. Smith & Co. Productions, the company behind the hits Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares.   The project aims to show the heiress’s life beyond …

LOS ANGELES: DISH Network yesterday dropped FX, National Geographic Channel and 19 regional sports networks from its lineup, after being unable to come to terms on a new carriage deal with Fox Cable Networks. In a statement, the News Corporation division …

BURBANK: ABC Family has picked up the U.S. cable rights to the live-action holiday movie The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation from Starz Media, to air as part of its Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming event.  A sequel to …

CANNES: Cyber Group Studios has been expanding its catalogue, with additions such as the 3D stereoscopic preschool series Cloud Bread as well as the first episodes of Tales of Tatonka.  Produced by GIMC, the 78×7-minute 3D CGI series Cloud Bread …

LONDON: CITV in the U.K. has announced its first commission in five years: the book-based Fleabag Monkeyface, for a September 2011 debut. Developed and produced for TV through a partnership between Sparky Animation, Impossible Kids and Walker Productions—the production arm of …

HONG KONG: Turner Broadcasting Asia Pacific has brought on industry veteran Layla Lewis to serve as associate director of programming, acquisitions and development for Turner Entertainment Networks Asia.  Lewis is tasked with the development and planning of Turner Entertainment’s acquisitions …

LONDON: BSkyB is launching a new entertainment channel in early 2011 that will air HBO series like Boardwalk Empire, as well as season five of Mad Men, the critically acclaimed AMC show that has been airing on the BBC. Sky Atlantic HD …

LOS ANGELES: Fox International Channels (FIC) has signed an exclusive volume deal with Shine International for more than 120 hours of U.S. entertainment programming for its services across 30 territories in the Asia Pacific.  Included under the deal are Masterchef, …