World Screen

HONG KONG: BBC Worldwide has closed a local adaptation deal in Indonesia on its hit format Dancing with the Stars (Strictly Come Dancing). Indonesia’s IVM will air its version, called Dancing with the Stars, later this year. “The entertaining show Dancing with the …

MIAMI: Telemundo Internacional’s suspense-filled telenovela Missing has premiered in Spain on Antena 3 in a 4 p.m. time slot. The telenovela stars Gabriel Porras, Sonya Smith, Catherine Siachoque, Roberto Mateos and Jorge Luis Pilas. In the U.S., Missing became the …

LAUSANNE: Venezuelan broadcaster teleSUR has picked up the rights to air the London 2012 Olympic Games, as well as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games and the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Winter Games, from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The outlet …

NEW YORK/BEVERLY HILLS: Films from the premium service EPIX–including titles from joint-venture owners Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM—will be available for instant online streaming by Netflix subscribers as part of a deal announced today. As of September 1, new release and …

SANTA MONICA: Debmar-Mercury has picked up the domestic distribution rights for ITV Studios’ U.S. series Hell’s Kitchen, which is returning to FOX this fall in its eighth season. The show watches as chef Gordon Ramsay puts aspiring chefs through a rigorous …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Endemol has taken a majority stake in Authentic Entertainment, the U.S. unscripted producer behind such series as TLC’s Ace of Cakes and Toddlers & Tiaras and Bravo’s Flipping Out. Based in Los Angeles, Authentic, founded by Lauren Lexton …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International’s India: A Love Story has launched in South Korea, marking the first time the telenovela has been broadcast 100 percent in HD on the Asian continent. India: A Love Story is to be transmitted to …

TORONTO: TV Azteca of Mexico and ECTV of Ecuador have both signed up for Kid vs Kat from DECODE Enterprises. Both terrestrial Latin American broadcasters picked up all 26 22-minute episodes of season one. The sales come on the heels …

LONDON: A number of series from Outright Distribution, including the seventh cycle of Who Do You Think You Are?, have been picked up by Chello Zone to air on its Zone Reality channel across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. …

SINGAPORE: The Asian Food Channel is to debut its first-ever self-produced cooking series, Best Wan, featuring the culinary expertise of Chef Wan, on August 17. The ten-part series will be shown exclusively on Asian Food Channel (AFC). The show will …