World Screen

PRAGUE: The Audiovisual from Spain umbrella at NATPE Europe is being organized by FAPAE and features the companies Atresmedia Televisión, BRB Internacional, Comercial TV, Imagina International Sales, Mediaset España, Grupo Secuoya and TV3 Televisió de Catalunya. Comercial TV is presenting the classic Spanish telenovela Bandolera. B&B is a new highlight …

LONDON: International video service Viewster has opened its second Viewster Online Film Festival (VOFF) for public voting, allowing fans to watch and choose their favorite short films, features and web series from around the world. The voting is set to run through June 26. Viewers will have the chance to …

MAINZ: Zulu, which is the first joint movie project from ZDF Enterprises and Studio Hamburg Enterprises, is launching in cinemas throughout Germany today. The German premiere for the film was held on May 5. It is now rolling out in theaters across the country. Zulu, which is directed by Jérôme …

PRAGUE: Red Arrow International is showcasing Bosch at NATPE Europe, where it is also offering the reality format Married at First Sight. Based on a set of best-selling novels by Michael Connelly, Bosch was one of the first hour-long drama pilots to be chosen by Amazon viewers to move to …

LONDON: BBC One has commissioned a full series of the game show Win Your Wish List, after successfully piloting the program last year. Eight hour-long episodes have been commissioned from Victory Television. The series, set for Saturday nights, sees a pair of contestants choose their dream prizes to make up …

STOCKHOLM: Manfred Aronsson, who previously held posts with Modern Times Group (MTG) and SBS, has been appointed as CEO of the Nordic pay-TV outfit C More. Aronsson takes on the role starting August 18. He succeeds Johan Kleberg, who is leaving TV4 Group to become the CEO of the Bonnier-owned …

NEW YORK/KIEV: SPI International's FilmBox branded channels are slated to launch on the satellite television service Xtra TV, a leading Ukrainian DTH platform. The agreement includes FilmBox, 360TuneBox, FilmBox ArtHouse, Fast&FunBox, DocuBox, FashionBox and FightBox. Viewers who want to receive a signal for these channels must have a satellite receiver …

LONDON: Members of the Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA) invested a record £725 million ($1.23 billion) in U.K. TV production last year, which is up nearly 50 percent from 2009 spending, according to the latest census figures. COBA is the U.K. industry body for commercial broadcasters and their on-demand services; members …

LONDON: 21st Century Fox's Chase Carey and the BBC's Tony Hall are among the speakers lined up for the Royal Television Society (RTS) London Conference in September. Joining Carey, the president and COO of 21st Century Fox, and Hall, the director general of the BBC, are JB Perrette, the president of …

PRAGUE: The teams from ZDF Enterprises’ ZDFE.drama and ZDFE.junior departments will be at NATPE Europe looking to shore up deals. From the ZDFE.drama catalogue comes Thicker Than Water, about siblings who must run their late mother’s B&B together in order to collect their inheritance. “Thicker Than Water offers deep, authentic …