World Screen

NEW YORK: Power’s chairman and CEO, Justin Bodle, talks about the enduring appeal of event television in this video interview.   Founded in 1995, Power has become a leading independent producer and distributor and has partnered with major broadcasters around …

NEW YORK: Eli Lehrer has been promoted to VP of development for Bravo Media, tasked with identifying series concepts and signature characters for the network. Lehrer previously served as the VP of development and production for the East Coast at …

BARCELONA: Private Media Group and Playboy TV International have agreed to extend their deal for the joint venture European adult channel Private Spice for another five years.  Playboy TV International will continue to operate, distribute and market the Private Spice channel, …

LONDON: Coolabi has started production on the Nick Jr. UK-commissioned children’s series based on the literary character Poppy Cat. The series is slated for a 2011 launch on the network. Ahead of its launch, the show has already been sold …

TORONTO: The 2010 World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) is set to take place in Dresden, Germany, from November 30 to December 3, with some 500 broadcasters, producers and distributors expected to attend. Last year, in Melbourne, about 200 …

LOS ANGELES: TV Land has picked up Hot in Cleveland for a second season, with production to begin in October for a tentative January 2011 launch. The original scripted sitcom stars Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White, all of …

HYDERABAD: DQ Entertainment has signed broadcast agreements with Korea’s Education Broadcasting System (EBS) and Canada’s Tele-Quebec for the 3D animated series The Jungle Book. EBS holds the exclusive free-TV rights for the 52×11-minute show in the Republic of Korea for …

ARLINGTON: Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, will deliver a pre-show keynote address at the upcoming International CES show, set for January 6 to 9 in Las Vegas. “As leader of one of the world’s most innovative technology companies, a keynote …

LONDON: AETN UK has commissioned HanrahanMedia to produce Evil Up Close—Vanessa George: The Nursery Nurse Paedophile for Crime & Investigation Network. The hour-long film will be made by HanrahanMedia’s documentary arm, FirstLookTV. It will examine the demise of a mother …

PARIS: France 24 has expanded its coverage with the signing of a distribution agreement with the satellite platform DIGITURK, which has 2.5 million subscribers across Turkey. France 24 is an international news channel that offers a French perspective on world …