World Screen

This interview originally appeared in the April 2010 issue of World Screen/TV Asia Pacific.   Consistently topping the ratings in the greater Manila area, also known as “Mega Manila,” GMA Network has set as its mission the enrichment of the …

Tom Brisley, the creative director at Darlow Smithson Productions, talks to TV Real Weekly about the company’s drive to give specialist-factual stories mainstream appeal. While many consider feats of engineering, supersonic jets or stories of extreme survival to be niche …

SÃO PAULO: On the heels of its participation at DISCOP East, Globo TV International has announced an agreement with Hungarian cable outlet Ozone Network for a slate of documentaries. The channel signed up for 14 episodes (two seasons) of GloboDOC, a …

SILVER SPRING: Rex Recka is joining Discovery Enterprises International, where he will evaluate and identify specials and series for international syndication and co-financing opportunities.  As VP of international program enterprises—acquisitions, Recka will report to Nicolas Bonard, senior VP of Discovery Enterprises …

HARRINGTON PARK: Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box, one of the titles in Janson Media’s Giant Screen Films Collection, has been licensed into China. Legend International Company picked up the rights to the film, which was originally made for IMAX theaters. It …

ISTANBUL: Forbidden Love achieved a 73.7-percent audience share for Kanal D in Turkey last week, according to the telenovela’s format distributor, Global Agency. The Turkish novela has been attracting huge audiences since its premiere two years ago. The finale aired on Thursday night …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has closed several new international deals on a package of features produced for IMAX and other giant-screen theaters. The “36 Films Produced for IMAX and Other Giant Screen Theatres" package includes The Living Sea, Dolphins, …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON: E1 Entertainment’s new police drama Rookie Blue opened to more than 7.3 million viewers on ABC on Friday night. Simultaneously premiering on Global in Canada, the episode delivered more than 9 million North American viewers, E1 said. It was ABC’s …

LOS ANGELES: Arthur Schweitzer, who spent several years at Reed MIDEM’s television division, has been named senior consultant and liaison for NATPE 2011, set for January 24 to 26 in Miami. Schweitzer will work to bolster attendance from Europe, working with joins …

NEW YORK/LONDON: Bulgarian operator Bulsatcom has added HISTORY to its channel lineup. “HISTORY is the newest entertaining and educational channel added to the portfolio of Bulsatcom,” said Kalin Sredkov, commercial director at the platform. “Our strategy goal is to provide our …