World Screen

TORONTO: Nickelodeon Germany has picked up both seasons of the live-action kids’ adventure series Connor Undercover from Shaftesbury Sales Company. The sale of the 39 episodes marks Shaftesbury’s first deal with Nick Germany, which reaches 38.6 million homes. The channel …

NEW YORK: The Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica will return to complete its first season on Syfy in January 2011. The first half of the season ran on the NBC Universal-owned cable network from January to March of this year. The second …

NEW YORK: CBS is lining up a female-targeted daytime talk show for this fall, to be co-hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, Leah Remini and Marissa Jaret Winokur. The as-yet-untitled one-hour daily will see news and entertainment …

NEW YORK: Rola Bauer, partner and managing director at Tandem Communications, talks in this video interview about the highly anticipated The Pillars of the Earth, which premieres tomorrow night on Starz in the U.S.   The eight-hour TV adaptation of Ken …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Comcast, GE and NBC Universal have submitted a 327-page filing to the Federal Communications Commission in defense of the Comcast/NBCU merger transaction, arguing that the deal won’t be to the detriment of consumers or competitors. “The overwhelming weight …

LOS ANGELES: Sergio Romero is joining U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Azteca America as programming manager, effective immediately.   In his new role, Romero reports to Alberto Santini Lara, the executive VP of programming, production and marketing at Azteca America. He began his television …

LONDON/LOS ANGELES: DCD’s September Films has been commissioned to produce two specials for A&E in the U.S. The one-hour Raising Bains follows an American family consisting of 13 kids, 12 adopted. Exec-produced by Sheldon Lazarus and directed by Eric Streit, it airs …

LOS ANGELES: Metan Development Group has announced an alliance with China’s Ruyi Media Group to collaborate on feature film development.   The strategic relationship with Beijing Ruyi Xinxin Film Investment Company (Ruyi Film) will see the companies working together on various …

LOS ANGELES: Endemol USA is producing an interactive lifestyle series targeted to women for the online destination SheKnows.com. The series will show women how to save money, live better and thrive in today’s economy. SheKnows and Endemol USA are seeking out female-targeted …

DOHA: Al Jazeera Children’s Channel has picked up the rights to The WotWots for its Baraem TV preschool service in prime time in 2011. The 52×10-minute series from New Zealand, recently acquired by The Hub in the U.S., has been airing …