World Screen

By 2014, almost 450 million homes in the Asia Pacific will be subscribing to pay-TV services, according to a recent forecast. All the major players catering to that huge base—be they channel operators or cable, satellite and IPTV platforms—are expected …

As managing director of content and production at BBC Worldwide, Wayne Garvie is responsible for securing the best possible programming, whether by investing in independent production companies or overseeing BBC Worldwide’s production activity. The company has wholly owned studios in …

ORIGIN: Based on an original idea. DISTRIBUTOR: Breakthrough Entertainment CREATORS: Andrés Lieban and Claudia Breitman EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Andre Breitman, Ira Levy and Peter Williamson COMMISSIONING BROADCASTERS: Treehouse, TV Brasil, Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic TV SHOW: 52×11-minute or 26×30-minute 2-D …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has sold Vikings: Journey to New Worlds from its Giant Screen Films collection to Legend International Company (LIC) of China. The documentary takes viewers through the lands that the Vikings settled and explored, covering Iceland, Greenland …

SYDNEY/TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON: A group of multiplatform and transmedia creators have joined forces to create StoryLabs, an organization for the education and mentoring of storytellers. StoryLabs will consist of digital producers, games creators, TV and film writers and producers, social media …

LOS ANGELES: Mike Eisner, formerly at WME Entertainment/William Morris Agency, has been named senior VP of legal and business affairs at Hasbro Studios “Throughout the years, Mike has established a tremendous record of success in every facet of transactional development, production and …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International has closed its first deal on Sound & Fury, licensing the mini-series from Fernando Meirelles to SVT in Sweden. The dramedy, a partnership between TV Globo and Meirelles’ O2 Filmes, will air on STV2. It goes behind the …

MUNICH: Australia’s Seven Network will launch its own version of SevenOne International’s Beat your Host! next week in a 7:30 p.m. slot. Beat the Star will pit an average Australian family against a famous star from the world of sports …

NEW YORK: U.S. health and wellness network Veria has ordered a second season of 13 episodes of its reality series The Incurables. The series follows patients who became advocates of a natural, healthy lifestyle after overcoming crippling illnesses or life-threatening diseases. …

NEW YORK: Newcomer Modern Family took home the statuette for outstanding comedy series at last night’s Primetime Emmy Awards, while Mad Men scored its third consecutive win for best drama. Overall, HBO took home 25 Emmys in total, the most …