World Screen

MUNICH: Turner Broadcasting System has announced new programming leadership in Central and Eastern Europe, with Alexander Goethel becoming the new programming director of entertainment as of this month. Goethel will be responsible for linear and non-linear programming, dubbing and acquisitions across a portfolio of entertainment channels including TNT Serie, TNT …

LONDON: Scripps Networks UK & EMEA has expanded the reach of Food Network in Montenegro following a carriage deal with Crnogorski Telekom. The entertainment and lifestyle brand will be available with Croatian subtitles as part of the digital basic package. The schedule will include new commissions such as Follow Donal…to …

LONDON: Sky has invested a further $900,000 in Jaunt, a company that is working in cinematic virtual reality (VR). This brings the total investment made by Sky in Jaunt since 2013 to $1.65 million. Jaunt is pioneering an end-to-end solution for creating and distributing premium live action VR. The content …

AMSTERDAM: FOX International Channels (FIC) has upped Frank Rutten to executive VP of FIC Sports Europe and Africa as part of a commitment to build locally relevant sports channels and multimedia businesses. Rutten will now report directly to Jan Koeppen, the president of FIC Europe and Africa, and will remain …

CANNES: A highlight from Atresmedia Televisión, the thriller Plastic Sea follows as a police sergeant must travel to a village after the mayor’s daughter is murdered, unleashing an investigation that will stir up the town’s social differences. The new Atresmedia Televisión drama joins a slate of returning hits that the …

CANNES: The 2×90-minute drama A Dangerous Fortune, part of the Global Screen catalogue, is an adaptation of one of Ken Follett’s best-selling novels. “It is a brand that buyers can rely on, and the production is top-notch, from the splendid locations to the lavish costumes,” says Alexandra Heidrich, the company’s …

CANNES: At MIPCOM, Spain’s Filmax International is debuting footage from its new production I Know Who You Are. The creative team behind The Red Band Society developed the thriller, which centers on the hunt for a missing girl. The main suspect in the case is the girl’s uncle, who suffers …

CANNES: Locked Up is a high-concept series represented by Imagina International Sales that chronicles the lives of the inmates and the officials at a maximum-security penitentiary. The title is among several of Imagina’s prime-time programs dealing with universal stories that can be easily broadcast as finished series or adapted, according …

CANNES: Dramas are at the forefront of Televisión Española’s (TVE) MIPCOM slate, with the historical series Carlos, King Emperor a particular highlight. The scripted title chronicles the life of Spanish monarch Charles I, who would become one of the most powerful men in history. The drama is also a continuation …

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has closed two new deals for TV-movie packages, with sales to Francophone Quebec TV network Canal Vie and French-language Swiss broadcaster RTS. Both broadcasters bought the rights to a major collection of romantic TV movies based on books by celebrated female authors such as Johanna Trollope, Dora …