World Screen

LOS ANGELES: The international sales for the films Oculus and Somnia are to be handled by Sierra/Affinity. Oculus picks up ten years after an incident that killed the parents of two children. The movie, which stars Karen Gillian, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff and Rory Cochrane, was picked up by Relativity …

BEVERLY HILLS: John B. Penney, formerly the executive VP of strategy and business development at Starz, has become the company's new chief strategy officer. As chief strategy officer, Penney will be expected to help improve Starz's corporate and business growth strategies. He will develop an execute such strategic initiatives as …

LOS ANGELES: FOX has picked up Bordertown, an animated comedy about two families living on the U.S.-Mexico border from Family Guy's Mark Hentemann and Seth MacFarlane. The series, which has been given a 13-episode order, will take a satirical look at the cultural shifts occuring throughout America. The show is …

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted the broadcast rights in the Caribbean to CANOC Broadcasting Inc. (CBI) for the 2016 Games in Brazil. CANOC Broadcasting has won the rights for all media platforms for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The territories covered …

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz has replaced some of its existing Encore offerings with new channels geared toward African-American viewers and the Baby Boomer generation; the premium pay-TV service also added a new horror block and has moved Encore Español to a lower tier. Encore Black, which replaces Encore Drama, will offer …

LOS ANGELES: Showtime has revealed its upcoming programming schedule, which includes new seasons of the hit original series Shameless, House of Lies and Episodes. The fourth season of Shameless will premiere on Sunday, January 12 at 9 p.m. The season 3 debuts of House of Lies and Episodes will air …

LOS ANGELES: FX Networks has acquired the rights for a number of top theatrical films, among them Thor: The Dark World, which is part of the output deal the company has with Marvel. Thor: The Dark World, which was the top grossing film at the box office this weekend with …

LOS ANGELES: Four K Productions is a brand-new outfit that is dedicated to the development, production and distribution of original broadcast content shot and post-produced in the 4K/Ultra HD format. Its first production, Mix:LA, has already been completed. The company will soon announce its full slate of original programs in …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The premiere of Killing Kennedy on National Geographic Channel garnered record ratings for the network, averaging a 2.8 household rating. This marked the second highest HH in network history. Killing Kennedy delivered a 1.1 with persons 24 to 54 on Sunday, November 10, at 8 p.m. The broadcast …

NEW YORK: The 2014 International Emmy Awards competition will feature a new category, celebrating the best non-English-language programs created for U.S. prime-time television. "Recent demographic trends and electoral events have made clear that the United States is becoming a multilingual country, and these developments are increasingly reflected in the country's …