World Screen

NEW YORK: The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were presented last night, with The Bold and the Beautiful, Cash Cab and Ellen DeGeneres among the night’s big winners. Presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the awards aired last night …

LOS ANGELES: Marlene Sharp has been tapped as director of development at Rubicon Studios, where she will find IP for the company to develop across multiple platforms. Sharp will also be responsible for finding production and co-production partners on new and …

LONDON: Daniel Heaf is joining BBC Worldwide to fill the newly created role of digital director, reporting to CEO John Smith. Heaf is tasked with expanding BBC Worldwide’s digital businesses, which currently account for about 5 percent of the company’s revenues. “We have …

SILVER SPRING: TLC is launching an eight-episode competition series for talented bakers featuring Cake Boss Buddy Valastro. The show will feature 10 aspiring cake makers in a series of challenges, with the winner to be awarded an apprenticeship at Hoboken, New Jersey-based …

PARIS: French producer and distributor Ampersand is opening up an Asian office in Hong Kong as it looks to further expand its business in the region. With a slate of docs, movies, series, children’s fare and more, Ampersand will use its …

NEW YORK: VH1—one of the 100 channels profiled in World Screen’s new U.S. Cable & Satellite Channels guide—will launch this September a new original series featuring TV personality La La Vazquez as she gears up for her wedding. The series, of four …

NEW YORK: Crown Media Holdings has announced new distribution milestones for two of its networks, with Hallmark Movie now available to 35.8 million subs and Hallmark HD in 10 million homes. Hallmark Movie Channel, billed as the fastest growing cable network …

BURBANK: Brown Bag Films in Ireland has kicked off production on Doc McStuffins, an animated series set to premiere on the upcoming Disney Junior preschool blocks and channels worldwide. The series centers on six-year-old Dottie "Doc" McStuffins, who communicates with …

LONDON: The BBC’s IPTV venture with Arqiva, BT, Channel 4, Five, ITV and Talk Talk has been approved by the pubcaster’s governing body, with some conditions. BBC Trust has given the go-ahead to Canvas—which intends to develop and promote a common …

BRUSSELS: The European Commission is asking 12 member states, including Portugal, Poland and Greece, to update their broadcasting rules to comply with the Audiovisual Media Service (AVMS) Directive, which was to have been implemented by the end of 2009. The …