World Screen

JERUSALEM: The assets of the video sharing website Veoh Networks—which filed for bankruptcy and shuttered its operations in February—have been acquired by the Israeli start-up Qlipso. Qlipso bills itself as content-sharing platform that features 3D avatars, webcam and voice technology. It …

MIAMI: Telemundo has promoted Alonso Galvez and Christian Riehl to both serve as VP of production. Galvez will focus on the network’s hit dating show 12 Corazones, as well as the weekend shows Nítido and Déscontrol and alternative programs. Riehl …

MIAMI: Venevision International has signed a deal with Medina Media for the international distribution of the documentary Antonio Banderas: 30 Years of Success, which includes never-before-seen images of the Spanish actor’s everyday life. The documentary was recorded HD in Los …

LONDON: CPLG and KIDZ Entertainment are to represent Classic Media‘s key preschool brands throughout Western and Eastern Europe, respectively. CPLG has been named as the company’s Western European licensing and merchandising agency for the preschool brand Tinga Tinga Tales. CPLG …

LONDON: FIFA today revealed the schedule of the 25 games that will be aired in 3-D and announced that ESPN in the U.S. and Sogecable in Spain are the first confirmed broadcast partners on board, with discussions ongoing with networks …

NEW YORK: The U.S. TV rights to the doc Teenage Paparazzo, directed by Entourage star Adrian Grenier, have been acquired by HBO Documentary Films. The film follows the real-life story of the relationship between a 14-year-old member of the paparazzi, Austin …

LONDON: Power‘s slate for MIPTV includes the dramatic environmental disaster Ice and a modern adaptation of writer Alistair MacLean’s The Dark Crusader. Ice is a co-production between Power and Screentime, based on the book by James Follett. The story follows …

BURBANK: This summer, The Bachelorette returns to ABC, along with True Beauty, Wipeout, Dating in the Dark, Shaq VS and new scripted and alternative series. The Bachelorette returns May 24, featuring Ali Fedotowsky, who left the last season of The …

NEW YORK: OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, which is slated to debut on January 1, 2011, has announced a total of 15 original series for its launch schedule. Winfrey herself will headline Oprah’s Next Chapter, a one-hour series produced by …

COLOGNE: The Format Recognition and Protection Association (FRAPA) is working with the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center to provide alternative dispute resolution services in cases of alleged format plagiarism. With the partnership, the WIPO Center will …