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LONDON: The factual channel Yesterday has pre-invested in a new series, Nazi Collaborators, taking the exclusive U.K. rights to air the show as part of its core history programming. The 13×50-minute series tells the stories that answer the questions: how …

NEW YORK/LONDON/LOS ANGELES: Big Shots L.A., a new original reality series from Babelgum about a paparazzi team in Los Angeles, is now available for free streaming online and through iPhone, iPod touch and Google Android devices. The show is directed …

HONG KONG: Four proposals have been selected as finalists for the Hong Kong to the World documentary production project, a joint initiative from National Geographic Channel (NGC) and Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). The selected entries, drawn from a pool …

LONDON: Darrall Macqeen has landed a commission from CBeebies for an original comedy entertainment series for preschoolers, Magic Baby. The series mixes live action and 2D photographic animation. The series sees the teaming of Darrall Macqueen and JAM Media for …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International has sold the telenovela Paradise City into territories such as Uruguay, Honduras, Argentina, Nicaragua and Portugal. The novela—from Benedito Ruy Barbosa, the author of hit novelas such as Little Missy, Terra Nostra and The King …

NEW YORK: Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss, stars of the critically acclaimed AMC original Mad Men, recently spoke to World Screen about the complicated characters they play and about their relationship with the show’s creator, showrunner, executive producer and head …

NEW YORK: In an effort to facilitate a merger between Lionsgate and MGM, Carl Icahn has made an offer to buy MGM debt in order to secure votes against the proposed combination with Spyglass Entertainment. The offer, Icahn says, "will …

PREMIUM: The Hub, a joint venture of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, is set to launch October 1. ON THE RECORD: MARGARET LOESCH, PRESIDENT & CEO How do you schedule the channel from morning through late night, Monday through Sunday? The …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS: The inaugural edition of DISCOP Istanbul has already confirmed 160 companies that have signed up for the event, which takes place March 14 to 16, 2011. The market will focus on the broader Middle East, Central Asia and …

HONG KONG: Celestial Pictures has signed a multi-year output deal that supplies its flagship channel, Celestial Movies, with the exclusive first-run pay-TV rights to broadcast the entire upcoming slate of theatrical productions from Emperor Motion Pictures. This covers Malaysia, Brunei …