World Screen

CANNES: The holiday-themed Lifetime movie An En Vogue Christmas is one of 12 new film propositions that MarVista Entertainment is presenting. “It’s a feel-good movie about learning to forgive, and it features music you will want to dance to,” says Vanessa Shapiro, MarVista’s executive VP of distribution. Also part of …

CANNES: The movies that Lightning Entertainment is promoting for MIPTV come with star talent attached. “They are films with star value, such as Josh Duhamel, Maria Bello and Lucas Till in Bravetown or James Caan in Preggoland,” says Ken DuBow, the executive VP and general manager of Lightning Entertainment. “They …

CANNES: At MIPTV, GRB Entertainment is set to introduce international buyers to Camp Takota, a new movie starring YouTube sensations Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart and Mamrie Hart, Camp Takota tells the story of a troubled camp counselor who teams up with her two estranged best friends to save the future …

LOS ANGELES: The game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! have been renewed through 2017-18 in 80 percent of the U.S. market, including by the ABC Owned Television Station Group, Sinclair, Media General, Gray Television and other major groups. Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! are U.S. television’s top two game …

CANNES: Miramax now represents the Revolution Studios library internationally, including the Morgan Creek International library, as well as the Samuel Goldwyn library and its own acclaimed titles. “The Miramax and Revolution libraries are filled with titles that have a strong global appeal, with films in every genre, a who’s who …

BURBANK: FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has appointed a number of executives for BUZZR, a new game show network that is slated to launch on June 1. Mark Deetjen joins as VP of programming and operations. He was previously the VP of programming for Sony Pictures Television, where he supervised the …

STUDIO CITY: Hallmark Channel has renewed Good Witch, an original prime-time scripted series starring Catherine Bell, for a 12-episode second season. Good Witch is based on the Hallmark Channel movie franchise also starring Bell. The show, made by Whizbang Films Production, is distributed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment outside of …

CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has hired Sanford Panitch, previously the president of Fox International Productions, to serve as its new president of international film and television. Panitch will report directly to Michael Lynton, the company's CEO. He will oversee global film and TV co-productions as well as local-language …

LOS ANGELES: The comedy Veep is returning for a fifth season on HBO, while Silicon Valley is coming back for a third. Veep kicked off its ten-episode fourth season this past Sunday, April 12, at 10:30 p.m. Silicon Valley returned for its ten-episode sophomore run in the 10 p.m. slot …

ENGLEWOOD: DISH has become the first major U.S. pay-TV provider to offer the whole-home Netflix experience, having made the internet TV network available on Hopper’s Joey units. The addition of the Netflix app for DISH's Joey allows for second-, third- and fourth-room viewing by customers. The Netflix app became part …