World Screen

NEW YORK: Scripps Networks International has named Jon Helmrich, the founder and president of International Broadcast Communications (IBC), as a consultant on its global distribution strategy. The appointment sees Helmrich working directly with Scripps Networks International’s president, Greg Moyer. “Jon’s extensive …

ATLANTA: The new Cartoon Network original series Adventure Time debuted Monday night to triple-digital gains compared to the same 2009 time slot, with the strong performance leading to a second-season order for 13 more episodes. Adventure Time was 8 p.m.’s …

LONDON: ESPN in the U.K. has secured the mobile highlight rights to all 380 Premier League matches for the next three seasons, after winning select TV rights last year. "Mobile devices are an indispensible lifeline for football fans, who expect easy, quick …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: E1 Entertainment has clinched a deal with Germany’s Tele München Group (TMG) for the TV rights in Continental Europe for Haven, a new mystery drama based on the Stephen King novella The Colorado Kid. The 13×1-hour series follows …

BEVERLY HILLS: Televix Entertainment has picked up the distribution rights for 130 new episodes of the courtroom reality series El Juez Manuel Franco, which had previous seasons air on Telemundo Network and Azteca America in the U.S. The Spanish-language series …

LONDON: Just in time for MIPTV, Elin Thomas takes over as the VP of format sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at BBC Worldwide. Thomas moves from her previous post as territory manager for Scandinavia at BBC Worldwide, …

LOS ANGELES: Engine Entertainment has hired Paulette Bensussen as senior VP of sales and business development, to be based in New York and report to CEO Chris Philip. Bensussen will be tasked with managing Engine’s international programming sales as well …

BURBANK/MOSCOW: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and V are among the titles included in the new multiyear volume deal Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has signed with Russia’s TNT Broadcasting Network. TNT has secured the Russian free-TV rights to …

TORONTO: Principal photography is under way on the new original Canadian fantasy-noir series Lost Girl, developed by Prodigy Pictures in association with Canwest Broadcasting. The series, slated for a fall launch on Showcase, follows a supernatural seductress, Bo, who feeds …

DALLAS: Blockbuster has announced new deals with "enhanced payment terms" with Twentieth Century Fox, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros., providing day-and-date availability of movies for the DVD rental chain’s in-store and by-mail customers. The three studios will provide new payment terms to …