World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television has acquired more than 43 hours of new programming, along with 30 hours of returning series, which it is slated to showcase at this year's MIPCOM. Newly acquired titles include Mountain Movers (Good Clean Fun), The Illegal Eater (Farpoint Films), Who Let the Dogs Out …

LOS ANGELES: Showtime has scored the broadcast rights for the British indie Flying Blind, which it will air on September 26. Flying Blind stars Helen McCrory (Hugo, Skyfall) as Frankie, who embarks on a passionate love affair with with Kahil (played by Najib Oudghiri, Rendition, The Wedding Song), a French-Algerian …

LOS ANGELES: CBS has renewed Big Brother for its 16th season, which will be broadcast next summer. The companion series Big Brother: After Dark is also set to return next summer to the basic cable network TVGN after being renewed for an additional season. Big Brother wraps up its current …

NEW YORK: Cesar Conde, the president of Univision Networks, has left the company to take on the role of executive VP of NBCUniversal. In the newly created post at NBCU, Conde will be focused on business development, strategic priorities and special business projects across the portfolio. He will be reporting …

SHERMAN OAKS: Next month in Cannes GRB Entertainment plans to present a number of shows that span such genres as crime, docu-drama, lifestyle and paranormal. Titles include My Beautiful Game, a sports program highlighting important moments in soccer; Wives with Beehives, a docu-soap about women who behave like 1950s housewives; …

SANTA MONICA/PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (ADHI) has re-upped its agreement with dick clark productions for the exclusive international distribution of the upcoming Golden Globe Awards and American Music Awards. AHDI has repped the Golden Globes for 15 consecutive years and the AMAs for 22. The 71st Annual Golden …

LOS ANGELES: Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas is the focus of the newest Lifetime original movie, tentatively titled The Gabby Douglas Story. Imani Hakim (Everybody Hates Chris, Love Reign Over Me) and Sydney Mikayla (Whitney) have been cast to play Douglas. The real-life Douglas will also appear in the …

PARIS: Through its new stakeholder Discovery Communications, Eurosport's flagship TV channel is set to make its U.S. debut for the first time ever via Velocity. Starting September 28, a new Saturday afternoon programming block, Eurosport on Velocity, will feature motor sports highlights from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Encore presentations …

BURBANK: Gayle Gilman has been tapped for the newly created role of executive VP of digital content for FremantleMedia North America. Gilman will be overseeing the creation of all digital content. Gilman will also be responsible for supporting distribution strategies. She will report to Lee Rierson, the COO. Gilman joins …

LOS ANGELES: NATPE has announced the newly elected members of the 2014 Board of Directors, which is the most diverse group in the history of the association. New board members include Jack Abernethy, the CEO of FOX TV Stations; Joe Abruzzese, the president of advertising sales for Discovery Communications; Rola …