World Screen

PREMIUM: Anke Schäferkordt, co-CEO of RTL Group, outlines the ways the company is serving advertisers and viewers in today’s multichannel, multiscreen world. TV EUROPE: This year marks the 30th anniversary of RTL Television. What did RTL offer viewers that they couldn’t get from the public broadcasters ARD or ZDF? SCHÄFERKORDT: RTL …

LONDON: Michael Vine is stepping down as director of Objective Productions, the light-entertainment indie he co-founded in 1996 with Andrew O’Connor. Vine will continue to manage talent through his agency, Michael Vine Associates. He will also pursue TV and movie projects. Objective is known for such Derren Brown specials and series …

LONDON: UKTV has commissioned the scripted comedy Undercover for its channel Dave, due out next year. The 6×40-minue series follows an undercover police officer who finds himself out of his depth when he infiltrates an Armenian crime family. The show is shot on location in Newcastle and stars Daniel Rigby …

LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned a new drama-doc, Cyber Bully (working title), which stars Maisie Williams of Game of Thrones fame. In the new commission, Williams plays a teenage girl battling with her anonymous cyber-stalker in a real-time thriller, which comes from the makers of Blackout. The plot is inspired …

BRUSSELS: Today marks the launch of Netflix in Belgium and Luxembourg, capping off a week that saw the service introduced in France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. More than 63 million broadband households in these six European countries can now subscribe to Netflix and instantly access exclusive Netflix original programming and …

MANCHESTER: RED Production Company has elevated two members of its creative team, Caroline Hollick and Richard Fee. Hollick has become the company's creative director. In this newly created role, she is responsible for developing more original scripted content with writers, producers and directors from the U.K. and internationally. Fee is filling …

NEW YORK/MADRID: AMC Networks International is rebranding the film channel CTK in Spain to Sundance Channel, which will feature a mix of first-run original drama alongside independent films and documentaries. The rebrand takes effect October 1. On October 9, Sundance Channel in Spain will premiere the second season of the …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has acquired a 35 percent stake in Lookout Point, and will have a new distribution and co-production agreement with the British outfit for a minimum of five years. Lookout Point was launched in 2009 as a venture to develop, produce and finance high-end drama. The two first …

LONDON: Endemol has entered into an exclusive first-look development and distribution deal with the British producer Feel Films. The three-year pact sees Endemol providing development funding and deficit financing in return for exclusive first-look distribution rights on the company's output. Feel Films' TV and movie credits include Skellig for Sky …

LONDON: Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have finalized their joint acquisition of all3media, whose CEO, Farah Ramzan Golant, is stepping down. Back in May, Discovery and Liberty Global formed a JV to acquire all3media, with the view to preserve its creative autonomy while providing strategic guidance and investment to support …