World Screen

LONDON: Jo Ball, the current commissioning editor for features and formats at BBC One and Two, is returning to Ricochet in the role of managing director. Ball previously worked at Ricochet, first as executive producer and later as creative director. …

LONDON: KidsCo is launching in Moldova on Moldtelecom on June 1. The channel will air in Moldova original productions such as Boo & Me, Boo’s Sanctuary and Jass Time! Further series broadcasting on the children’s channel include Sonic: Underground, Sabrina …

LOS ANGELES: Shine International has sold the original comedy drama Living In Your Car and the second season of the animated series Archer to Five in the U.K. The 13×30-minute Living In Your Car follows a disgraced corporate exec who …

NEW YORK: Univision will debut more than 20 new shows across its three networks in the 2010-2011 season, including the telenovela Eva Luna, from Univision Studios in association with Venevision, and a dance competition produced with Endemol. The leading U.S. Hispanic …

PARIS/COPENHAGEN: The reality format Dilemma launched on M6’s digital terrestrial channel W9 in France to strong ratings, more than doubling the channel’s average share in prime time. The first episode of the show reached more than 1.2 million viewers on …

WEST PALM BEACH/HATO REY: Olympusat’s Latele Novela Network and ¡Sorpresa! have secured carriage on Claro TV in Puerto Rico. ¡Sorpresa! is a 24-hour Spanish-language children’s network that delivers a range of programming targeted at kids 3 to 14. The channel …

NEW YORK: The Spanish-language channel V-me is showcasing everything from drama to lifestyle programming, movies, music, news and more in its 2010-11 lineup. Highlights include El Quinto Mandamiento (The Fifth Commandment), a detective mystery set in and around Vatican City; …

AMSTERDAM: Sir Michael Lyons, the chairman of the BBC, will deliver the opening address at IBC this year, discussing the future of public-service broadcasting.  The opening plenary session will also includes keynote addresses by Yoshinori Imai, VP of NHK, and by …

TORONTO: The original drama Rookie Blue leads off the summer schedule of Global TV in Canada with a premiere on June 24, along with the new action-comedy The Good Guys, debuting June 7. Rookie Blue, which is also launching this …

SAN FRANCISCO: Search giant Google has formally unveiled its much anticipated Google TV platform, bringing the web to the TV-viewing experience, with DISH Network and Sony, among other partners on board. Based on the Android platform, Google TV will allow users …