World Screen

SANTA MONICA: Ovation TV has appointed seasoned cable exec Mike Pons as its new senior VP of content distribution, while Scott Woodward moves up to executive VP of programming and production. Pons is charged with overseeing the network's key relationships with national accounts, including DIRECTV, Dish, AT&T U-verse and Charter. …

BURBANK: A third season of the hit original drama The Fosters is headed to ABC Family, which has also lined up Job or No Job, a new reality series from the producers of Undercover Boss. New episodes from the second season of The Fosters will kick off on January 19 …

MONTEREY: Broadcast station M&A volume in the U.S. reached $8.77 billion in 2014, including $1.3 billion worth of station swaps, according to SNL Kagan. This marked the second-highest annual figure since 2007, falling short of 2013's record-breaking $12.4 billion. The decline compared to the previous year is mainly due to …

LOS ANGELES: Mike Myers has entered into an overall deal with HBO, including TV exclusivity and runs for two years. Myers, a Saturday Night Live alum, recently made his directorial debut with the doc Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon. He also wrote and starred in Wayne's World and Wayne's …

LOS ANGELES: The video humor site Break has expanded its content offering to include a free movie streaming service, Movies on Break, which launches with a slate of 200 Lionsgate films. The DEFY Media-owned Break moves into streaming full-length, premium ad-supported content with this launch. Movies on Break is divided …

NEW YORK: A ten-episode third season of Broad City is headed to Comedy Central, which has also launched an app based on the hit scripted series created by and starring Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer. Broad City centers on two young women living in New York. The program is exec …

MONTREAL: Cirque du Soleil Média has entered into a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox Television, aiming to develop live-action prime-time scripted TV projects. Cirque du Soleil Média, which is a joint venture between Cirque du Soleil and Bell Media, and 20th Century Fox Television will work together to develop …

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has picked up the global distribution rights for VH1's new scripted dramedy Hindsight. The 10×1-hour series will be repped by eOne across all media for territories outside the U.S. The show comes from the executive producers of Masters of Sex. The pilot was directed by …

The TV business at Lionsgate has been going from strength to strength, with a string of hits airing in prime time, in syndication and available anytime through on-demand streaming platforms. The company is heading to NATPE next week already enthused by the prospects that 2015 has presented for expanding its …

MIAMI: American Cinema International is offering the action-packed miniseries The Ridley Chronicles to international buyers in Miami at NATPE next week. The Ridley Chronicles is similar to American Cinema International’s Jack Hunter miniseries, except The Ridley Chronicles features a female lead. The company will also be speaking to buyers about …