World Screen

MUMBAI: HBO is expanding its offerings on the Tata Sky DTH platform with the launch of HBO On Demand, an SVOD service that will be available to subscribers of the premium channels HBO Hits HD and HBO Defined HD. HBO Defined delivers Hollywood blockbusters and HBO originals, while HBO HITS …

SINGAPORE: SingTel's mio TV will be the first platform to launch the new network from RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, with RTL CBS Extreme HD rolling out to the company's customers this month. There are already several carriage deals across Asia for RTL CBS Entertainment HD, which launched in the …

NEW YORK: Nielsen is bringing its Twitter TV solutions—used to identify, capture and analyze conversation on Twitter in real time—to Australia in the second half of the year. These solutions include Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings, the first-ever measure of the total activity (tweets, unique authors) and reach (impressions, unique audience) …

TOKYO: Japan’s Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV) is heading to MIPTV with a slate of highlights ranging from animated shows, documentaries, formats and drama series. Among its new titles is Mansion Madness, a format that tests if contestants will come out on top in a game of survival of …

CANNES: The three-part series Kids on Speed?, a highlight from ABC Commercial, follows four families struggling to cope with children suspected of having or diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It also focuses on a clinical psychologist who believes his cutting-edge intervention program can change their lives. The ABC …

CANNES: Romantic dramas are what ABS-CBN International Distribution is pushing for MIPTV, starting with Got to Believe. “It stars the Philippines’ hottest young love team and owes its charm to its unique blend of comedy, magic and interesting plot twists,” says Evelyn Raymundo, the company’s VP of integrated program acquisitions …

SEOUL: K-Pop stars Donghae and Jaekyung are set to star in the fourth season of the medical crime drama Quiz from God, airing on CJ E&M’s OCN channel in South Korea. Donghae, of the boy band Super Junior, will play a researcher fresh from med school who falls for a …

CANNES: NHK Enterprises’ catalogue includes The Origins of Disease, a four-part science series that explores the beginnings of humankind, the origins of illnesses, and reports on the cutting edge of modern-day medicine. Sophisticated Farmers: Leafcutter Ants is part of the company’s Wildlife strand. The installment reveals the tiny yet complex …

LONDON: As of this August, BBC First will debut on Foxtel as the new home of premium British drama and comedy in Australia, featuring such programs as The Musketeers and Call the Midwife. The launch slate includes the recent British hit Peaky Blinders along with The Politician's Husband, single drama …

SYDNEY: Glen Boreham, the chair of Screen Australia, is leaving his post at the end of his term on June 30. Boreham took up the role on July 1, 2008, initially for a three-year period. During that time, he oversaw the merger of three agencies: the previous Australian Film Commission, …