World Screen

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has picked up the exclusive broadcast rights in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for England’s Barclays Premier League. Modern Times Group currently has the exclusive rights for Barclays Premier League in Sweden and Bulgaria, as well as the …

CINCINNATI: Revenues at Scripps Networks Interactive gained 32 percent in the second quarter to $516 million, led by strong gains at HGTV, Food Network and Travel Channel, delivering an improved profit of $106 million. “Scripps Networks Interactive had an outstanding …

SHANGHAI: News Corporation is selling a controlling stake in its STAR China business—which includes the Xing Kong channel, as well as the Fortune Star library—to China Media Capital (CMC), a government-backed private-equity fund. CMC, China’s first private-equity fund focused on …

SÃO PAULO: The latest installment in TV Globo’s GloboDOC strand spotlights the Brazilian neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis, who recently received the Pioneer Award from the American government. Nicolelis received the Pioneer Award, which is the most prestigious scientific award given by …

SILVER SPRING: Bugging Out is an all-new series for Science Channel from film and TV star Wilmer Valderrama and his WV Enterprises and executive producer Tom Forman of RelativityREAL. The new series looks at the little-known world of exotic insects. …

NEW YORK: The April/MIPTV edition of World Screen has been named the best-printed trade magazine by the Gold Ink Awards, the most prestigious awards ceremony for the printing industry. World Screen, printed by Fry Communications, was given the Gold Award …

NEW YORK: Brigid Brannagh and Sean Patrick Flanery lead the cast of Mystery Girl, a Hallmark Channel original movie to premiere in 2011. The movie centers on Ben (Flanery, Citizen Jane), who e-mails a beautiful mystery girl (Christine Scott Bennett, …

SILVER SPRING: Investigation Discovery’s new series Hardcover Mysteries features best-selling authors discussing real-life cases of criminal acts that inspired one of their works or resonates with them personally. The eight-episode series launches October 11 at 9 p.m. on Investigation Discovery. …

TORONTO: The fall lineup of TVOKids kicks off on September 6 with a slate that includes The Jungle Book, Rob the Robot and Mr. Moon. Gisèle’s Big Backyard, TVOKids’ early-learning block for kids aged 2 to 6, kicks off with …

SILVER SPRING: This fall, Discovery Channel will present the latest landmark TV event from renowned natural scientist Sir David Attenborough, First Life. First Life will blend state of the art CGI with real footage to document how nature’s first animals …