World Screen

LONDON/NEW YORK/WARSAW: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) is planning to expand its slate of high-definition services throughout next year with the launch of new channels and programming. Nickelodeon HD will launch as a 24-hour channel in the U.K. on Sky as of October …

TORONTO: Shaftesbury Films has kicked off production in Toronto on season two of The Listener for CTV, SPACE and Fox International Channels. In addition to returning cast members Craig Olejnik, Ennis Esmer and Mylène Dinh-Robic, the new season will feature …

LONDON: Fireworks International is teaming up with Michael Eisner’s Vuguru in an output deal that will result in the acquisition of a minimum of ten multiplatform projects over the next two years. Fireworks will have a first-look opportunity to acquire …

NEW YORK/BURBANK: Barry Meyer has extended his contract to serve as chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. through 2013, while Alan Horn, is exiting his post, which will be filled by a new Office of the President consisting of Jeff Robinov, …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: With Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice returning tonight and Off the Map due in midseason, Shonda Rhimes has become one of Hollywood’s most prolific showrunners. She shares insight into her creative process in this in-depth interview.   WS: To …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: At MIPCOM, Lionsgate executives will not only be selling award-winning series such as Mad Men, Weeds and the new FOX comedy Running Wilde as well as feature films, but the studio will also be looking for programming …

LONDON/NEW YORK: At the helm of a huge format and finished program production-and-distribution operation, FremantleMedia CEO Tony Cohen offers his views on new-media platforms, building brands that travel and working with creative talent.   WS: FremantleMedia offers broadcasters formats as well …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, the acclaimed television and film star Ricky Gervais shares his views on life, society and making people laugh.   

LONDON: Channel Five has commissioned a six-episode run for Impossible?, a new entertainment game show co-produced by Gogglebox Entertainment and GroupM Entertainment that features internationally renowned illusionist and mind-reader Philip Escoffey. Each episode watches as a couple goes head to …

LONDON: DRG has sold the rights to ITV’s Collision and BBC’s Criminal Justice 2 to Fox Channels Italy, along with picking up ITV’s prime-time crime drama Injustice in a separate deal. Over the past year, DRG has launched BBC Productions’ …