World Screen

LAS VEGAS: John Morayniss from eOne, Caroline Kusser from SevenOne International, John Pollak at Electus and Jim Packer from Lionsgate weighed in on new financing models at an NAB panel on innovation in international TV production and distribution. New models aren’t just limited to the thousands of techno toys in the vast …

LOS ANGELES: Just two episodes into the freshman season of FEARnet’s first original series, Holliston, and the network has given the greenlight for a second cycle. Holliston is an ’80s-style horror-comedy throwback created by Adam Green and produced by ArieScope Pictures. The second season is slated for summer 13. Returning …

NEW YORK: Coming off its best year ever, BET has lined up a host of fresh programming, including original movies and new web series. Former CNN anchor T.J. Holmes heads to BET’s late night lineup with Don’t Sleep!, which takes on social issues and current events. The network is also …

NEW YORK: Three new series pickups have been made for the brand-new NickMom block, including The Judi & Kate Show, about two mom video bloggers from St. Louis. The Judi & Kate Show (working title) features a show within a show, going inside the unique worlds of these real-life moms. …

MIAMI: NPN Media has brought on Vivian Quevedo Arenado to serve as its Miami-based international executive producer, overseeing production efforts for the U.S. and China. Arenado will lead the company’s creative development. She will work alongside Susan Krivelow, the senior VP of creative development. Arenado was previously a general producer …

PORTLAND: VOD is the fastest growing alternative TV platform, according to Rentrak, which estimates potential ad sales opportunities of at least $1 billion. In the Rentrak State of VOD: Trend Report 2011, research finds that VOD is at the tipping points of becoming a major ad medium. Free on-demand content saw …

NEW YORK: Season-to-date in U.S. prime time, television dramas account for 41 percent of viewership, 58 percent of timeshifted viewing and 35 percent of TV ad spend, according to new Nielsen research. For prime time, sports is the second most-watched category (22.5 percent), followed by reality shows (15.5 percent), then …

NEW YORK: Hulu has unveiled four new original series in the works, including projects from Entourage star Adrian Grenier and Saturday Night Live‘s Seth Meyers. We Got Next, from The Game creators Kenya Barris and Hale Rothstein, follows four friends who clash on the pick-up basketball court, and in life. …

NEW YORK: Sonar Entertainment has aligned with James Patterson Entertainment to develop Patterson’s best-selling book series Private as a 13-episode original series. Patterson will serve as executive producer. John McLaughlin, who was the screenwriter for Black Swan, is penning the first two-hour episode. Patterson’s 220 books have grossed more than …

NEW YORK: Ovation has launched three different arts-focused "destination nights" on the network: Artists & Icons, Movies to Stand Up For and The Best You’ve Never Seen. Sunday night’s Artists & Icons lineup features movies and documentaries about artists—musicians, directors, photographers, actors, painters, dancers, etc—who have set the standard of …