World Screen

LONDON: Janice Hadlow, the controller of BBC Two and BBC Four, is to step down from her role and take up a new post within the BBC. Hadlow is moving to the role of controller of special projects and seasons. She will develop and originate cross-platform series, seasons and other …

LONDON: Sky Sports has signed a seven-year deal to show exclusive live coverage of the PGA Tour until at least 2022. The new pact takes effect in 2015, and extends Sky's partnership with the Tour into its 30th year. The agreement comprises 32 live events from the PGA Tour, as …

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has picked up the international distribution rights for Legend 17, a Russian ice hockey biopic starring Danila Kozlovsky and Oleg Menshikov. Legend 17 tells the true story of ice hockey legend Valeri Kharlamov, who was at the height of his career during the 1970s. The production was …

LONDON: Expanding its bouquet of free-to-air channels, ITV has unveiled ITVBe, targeting a younger, female audience with lifestyle and reality programming from the U.K. and the U.S. ITVBe will serve as the exclusive home of The Only Way is Essex. It will also feature the Real Housewives franchise from the …

LONDON: Taylor Lautner, best known for playing Jacob Black in the Twilight Saga film series, is set to star in the second season of the BAFTA-nominated comedy Cuckoo for BBC Three. Lautner takes over the male lead from Andy Samberg (Saturday Night Live). He will play a handsome and mysterious …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) delivered its fifth consecutive quarter of solid sales growth, up 14 percent in Q4, with strong performances in the emerging markets free-TV and pay-TV operations. Net sales for the fourth quarter totaled SEK 4,083 million ($633.9 million). Operating income was SEK 457 million ($71 million), …

LONDON: BBC One has ordered 204 brand-new episodes of Pointless, a popular game show led by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, from Endemol UK's Remarkable Television. These episodes will air over the course of seasons 11, 12 and 13 on BBC Daytime. The agreement also includes 24 episodes of the …

LONDON: Sky customers can now access full seasons of hit shows such as 24, Modern Family, Girls and Bones as part of an expanded box-set lineup. Sky has more than doubled the number of hours of TV box sets available in the last year. Customers can access a range of …

LONDON: UKTV's Dave has commissioned an as-yet-untitled comedy talk show hosted by English comedian Alan Davies. The 5×1-hour project is being produced by Phil McIntyre Television in association with Grand Sceme. The unscripted show, which is filmed in front of an audience, will watch as Davies discusses a variety of …

NEW YORK: This year marks the second-annual TV Series Co-Production Forum, being held from April 23 to 25. The Forum des Images holds a special place in the heart of the audiovisual landscape of Paris. It was founded in 1988 with a mission to compile a living memory bank of …