World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Last night's Golden Globes saw a number of freshman TV series scoring big wins, including The Affair taking home best drama series and Transparent winning best comedy series. The Affair's Ruth Wilson won for best actress in a TV drama. The actor win in that category went to …

PASADENA: The CW has picked up all of the scripted series from its fall 2014 schedule for next season, including the comedy Jane the Virgin. Jane the Virgin is set for season two, while Arrow was renewed for a fourth run. Reign is getting a third season, Supernatural will head …

LOS ANGELES: Pivot has revealed details of three new productions in development for the network, which has also greenlit the docuseries Secret Lives of Americans and renewed Angry Planet. Participant Media's Pivot is going for a new season of the popular eco-adventure series Angry Planet, hosted by George Kourounis. Season …

MIAMI: A group of rebels working together to make America a country is the premise of Sons of Liberty, which A+E Networks is presenting to NATPE buyers. Also part of A+E Networks' highlights is Embajadores de La Mafia, an original docudrama from A+E Networks Latin America. “[Embajadores] tells the surprising …

MIAMI: The epic TV event Tut, sold by Muse Distribution International, delves into the life of Tutankhamun, charting his rise to glory as a battlefield hero and leader, followed by his betrayal and untimely death. Muse Distribution International is looking for presales on the title. “With a production budget of …

LOS ANGELES: Showtime has picked up the new series Happyish, starring Steve Coogan, Kathryn Hahn and Bradley Whitford, along with making several other announcements, including that Kyle MacLachlan will return to star in the network's Twin Peaks limited series. Happyish was created, written and executive produced by The American Life …

NEW YORK: EPIX has tapped former Walt Disney Studios exec Jocelyn Diaz as its executive VP for original programming. In her previous role as VP of production at Walt Disney Studios, Diaz oversaw all aspects of live-action feature development and production, including Into the Woods and Alexander and the Terrible, …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Universal Cable Productions (UCP) and Blumhouse Productions have entered into a multiyear production agreement that will implement a "micro-budget" financial and creative structure for TV series. The deal is the first to materialize from the first-look production agreement Blumhouse signed earlier this year with NBCUniversal and will focus …

LOS ANGELES: On-location filming in Los Angeles has increased 9.6 percent in 2014, with TV production rising 12.2 percent. According to FilmL.A., on-location feature film production was down 3.2 percent for the year, with a 28-percent drop in Q4 alone. TV production, however, is a bright spot. On-location production of …

LOS ANGELES: NATPE is hosting a dedicated Masters of Marketing track on January 21, featuring execs from Chipotle, L'Oreal Paris, MasterCard, PepsiCo, Unilever and others, alongside leading branded entertainment media companies. The series, sponsored by BMO Capital Markets, kicks things off at the top of the day with The Content …