World Screen

SÃO PAULO/NEW YORK: Telefutura in the U.S. has picked up two productions from Globo TV International: the crime series Internal Affairs and the International Emmy Award-winning telenovela India: A Love Story. The 12×30-minute Internal Affairs has already premiered on the U.S. Hispanic broadcast outlet. In …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON: E1 Television International has expanded its international TV sales division with the appointment of three new executives. Helen Curtis has been hired as head of sales, Cristina Sala is the new sales manager and Tom Misselbrook joins as …

MUNICH/LONDON: Tandem Communications has licensed its event series The Pillars of the Earth to Channel 4 in the U.K. for launch later this year. The British broadcaster will air the eight-part series, adapted from a Ken Follett novel, following the …

TORONTO: Chris Bartleman has been appointed as executive VP of production and development at DHX Kids, while Stephanie Betts is to serve as VP of development within the same division. In his new role, Bartleman will oversee production and development …

NEW YORK: Fox International Channels (FIC) has scooped up all international television and home-video rights to AMC’s original drama The Walking Dead, based on a comic book franchise. FIC scores the first-run rights for its outlets, as well as full distribution rights …

LONDON: Cineflix International Distribution has completed sales for 175 hours of programming to U.S. broadcasters. The first two seasons of Colin & Justin’s Home Heist, originally produced in association with UKTV and HGTV Canada, are now airing on BBC America. …

LOS ANGELES: Joy Tashjian Marketing Group (JTMG) has been selected by Comcast Entertainment Group as the licensing agent for certain properties from its portfolio. JTMG has been tapped to handle brand campaigns for programming on E! Entertainment Television and G4. …

LOS ANGELES: USA Network has given a cast-contingent greenlight to a pilot for Common Law, a comedic buddy cop show. From CBS Television Studios and Junction Entertainment, the pilot is being executive produced and written by Cormac and Marianne Wibberley, whose credits …

LOS ANGELES: Gone Too Soon, a new two-hour documentary special from author and filmmaker Ian Halperin about the many questions surrounding the death of Michael Jackson, will make its U.S. debut on June 25 on TV Guide Network. Distributed by …

LONDON/BURBANK: ABC in the U.S. has commissioned a broadcast pilot for its own version of Endemol’s 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow, with production due to begin at the format’s international set in Argentina later this summer. The U.S. deals follows the …