MUMBAI: Wayne Garvie has joined Sony Pictures Television as chief creative officer for international production.

He will be responsible for driving creative activity at the company‘s production studio outside of Los Angeles and global network of production companies and joint ventures.

SPT?s international production business covers Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the US.

It runs wholly-owned SPT production companies in Russia, Germany, France, Lebanon, Egypt, Dubai and Miami.

The business also operates joint-venture production companies in the UK (Gogglebox Entertainment, Victory Television and Silver River), France (Starling), Netherlands (Tuvalu Media), Russia (Lean-M), Italy (Toro), China (Huaso), Brazil (Floresta), Colombia (Teleset) and the US (Embassy Row).

Garvie will be responsible for identifying potential hits at SPT‘s companies outside its Los Angeles studios.

MUMBAI: CBS has unveiled its 2012-2013 prime time schedule, ordering four new series and making four key time period moves to further enhance television?s top-rated schedule.

The new series include Elementary, a contemporary take on the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in New York City, starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu; Vegas, a drama inspired by a real-life sheriff and his battle with a powerful mobster for control of Las Vegas in the 1960s, starring Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis; Made in Jersey, starring Janet Montgomery as a smart first-year lawyer with working-class roots practicing at a prestigious Manhattan law firm; and Partners, a comedy about two very different life-long best friends and business partners and their significant others, starring David Krumholtz and Michael Urie.

"These new series feature a great range of bold concepts, rich characters, big stars and fresh faces," said CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler.

"From a new take on Sherlock Holmes to an epic battle for control of 1960s Las Vegas to a working-class point of view in a prestigious law firm, the dramas each have a unique style and sensibility. And, our new comedy Partners fits perfectly with the CBS Monday night tradition of relationship comedies with a lot of heart and humor."

The freshman series will be joined by 19 returning shows, including the drama/scripted program ? NCIS; comedy ? The Big Bang Theory; new series ? Person of Interest; new series/comedy in adults ? 2 Broke Girls; news program ? 60 Minutes; and the eight-time Emmy Award winner The Amazing Race.

The other returning series include How I Met Your Mother, Mike & Molly, Hawaii Five-0, NCIS: Los Angeles, Survivor, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Two And A Half Men, CSI: NY, Blue Bloods, 48 Hours Mystery, The Mentalist and The OD Wife.

For mid-season, the Emmy Award-nominated Undercover Boss returns, plus the new reality series The Job from executive producers Michael Davies and Mark Burnett. Also for mid-season are the new drama Golden Boy and the new comedy Friend Me.