World Screen

SYDNEY: Network Ten is to launch a new digital channel in Australia in 2011, Eleven, with a proposed joint-venture deal with CBS Studios International to provide content for the service. Eleven will appeal to a "distinctly youthful" market and will …

LONDON: BT Vision and The Walt Disney Company EMEA have unveiled a new VOD service, ABC TV On Demand, launching September 15, which will provide a range of popular U.S. series to British users. The service will offer shows such …

LONDON: New drama serials, as well as a selection of comedies and factual shows, have been added to Channel 4’s fall schedule. Morgana Robinson headlines the new comedy The Morgana Show, heading to a prime-time slot. Also in the comedy …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Fox International Channels (FIC) and AMC are to release the highly anticipated new series The Walking Dead during the same week this fall, making its debut in 120 countries. AMC will premiere the show on October 31, …

TEL AVIV: Group revenues rose 4 percent to $26.3 million at Dori Media Group, driven by a 54-percent increase in revenues from the sale of telenovelas and formats to $9.1 million. The company also reported a 10-percent increase in revenues …

LUXEMBOURG: Strong gains in its ad revenues from Western Europe boosted RTL Group’s results for the first half of the year, with revenues up 7.5 percent to 2.7 billion euros and a net profit of 257 million euros, as compared …

LOS ANGELES: In the new G4 series Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan, viewers will meet real members of the U.S. Navy who have trained extensively to face the specialized challenges of this high-risk military position. Produced by Big Fish Entertainment, under a …

NEW YORK: Veria has a new season of Yoga For Life, hosted by Kurt Johnsen, with 20 fresh hour-long episodes. The second season of Yoga For Life presents a new take on the traditional yoga class, offering viewers the chance …

NEW YORK: Chilean free-to-air broadcaster Chilevisión is being acquired by Time Warner from Bancard Inversiones, owned by the country’s president, Sebastian Piñera. Chile’s leading network will now be operated by Turner Broadcasting System Latin America, which is run by Juan Carlos …

LONDON: The new animated preschool series Uki, developed by Universal Music, is to air in the U.K. on CBeebies in a daily slot starting early September. Uki will air as part of the Show Me Show Me program on CBeebies. …