World Screen

LOS ANGELES: At MIPTV, MarVista Entertainment finalized international broadcast sales for the new two-hour TV movie Meteor Storm. RTL2 of Germany and TV Markiza of Slovakia have now picked up the rights to air Meteor Storm. The movie tells of a …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central has signed individual agreements with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to remain as the hosts of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, respectively. Stewart’s contract extension keeps him at The Daily Show …

April 12-16, Cannes As the global economy continues its slow and steady recovery, the overall sentiment at MIPTV this week was that things are getting better—but they’ll likely never go back to the market’s heyday. As compared with the downbeat, …

While the travel industry continues to feel the effects of people trimming their budgets, the business for travel programming has been booming for distributors. The vast majority of the general public has never even heard of places such as Snæfellsjökull, …

MIAMI: Venevision International has signed psychologist Nancy Alvarez, who hosts the talk-show tribunal ¿Quién tiene la razón? (Who Is Right?), to a contract extension. Produced by Venevision Productions, Who Is Right? airs on Univision in the U.S. Monday through Friday …

From the established majors to up-and-coming independents, the global kids’ channels are relying on creative programming initiatives to remain fresh and relevant. The big boys of the global kids’ channel space are all pushing 30—indeed, that’s a milestone that Nickelodeon …

SINGAPORE: Shellhut Entertainment and Tiny Island Productions have teamed up to co-produce a 3-D stereoscopic CG animated film based on the series Shelldon. Targeted for a 2012 release, the 90-minute feature already has finances secured, with a total production budget …

MONTREAL: At the 2010 Awards of Excellence Gala, taking place May 28 at Normal 0 0 1 5 29 WSN Inc. 1 1 35 11.516 0 0 0 Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal, the Alliance for Children and Television (ACT) …

LONDON: RDF Media Group’s The Foundation has been re-commissioned by CITV for a new season of the kids’ magic show Tricky TV. Presented by Stephen Mulhern (Britain’s Got Talent), the 20×25-minute Tricky TV features a host of magic tricks for …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has licensed the DVD The Island: Ireland from the Air to Reel Corporation Australia. The 80-minute doc features aerial views of many of the attractions that Ireland has to offer, from ancient castles to shoreline cliffs …