World Screen

NEEDHAM: A slate of five new sci-fi TV movies from Echo Bridge Entertainment have been picked up by Universal Networks International in a pay-TV deal.   The deal is for the first five sci-fi disaster TV movies in a slate …

NEW YORK: The digital editions of World Screen—featuring interviews with Hugh Laurie, Al Gore, Chase Carey, Gerhard Zeiler and many more—and our 25th anniversary Silver Edition—are now available. You can also access the digital editions of TV Europe, TV Real, TV Kids, TV Formats, …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The current output deal between National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and Parthenon Entertainment has been extended for a further two years.   Through its partnership with NGCI, Parthenon has delivered more than 140 hours of programming and has …

LOS ANGELES: Moving Pictures Film & Television has firmed up deals on several of its recent features, including Wake and Dolan’s Cadillac. All Interactive Entertainment took on Wake for pay-TV and DVD distribution rights in Australia and New Zealand. DigiDreams …

Ask most format executives about the future of the industry and they will point to the market’s recent growth as the best guide to its future.   “It doesn’t seem like that long ago when no one knew what a …

DUNEDIN: Production house NHNZ is setting up a production office in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, where it will manage Middle East-specific productions. NHNZ—which already has offices in Washington D.C., Singapore and Beijing—will also be working on building …

After a disastrous year when double-digit declines in TV- advertising revenues were as ubiquitous in Europe as double-digit unemployment rates, European buyers are hoping for a better year as they head to MIPTV. Some admit that the economic woes have …

We live in a world of e-mails, instant messaging and RSS feeds. We expect information at our fingertips in a matter of seconds. We Google at work and at home. We demand that tools, devices and apps be user-friendly—all because …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment and Gaiam Entertainment have signed a deal to distribute Before You Say I Do, Chatterbox and Cop Dog for the U.S. home-entertainment market. "MarVista is always seeking new partnership opportunities to expand our penetration in the …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has added the prime-time entertainment series You’re Wearing That?!? and cooking show Future Food to its slate. You’re Wearing That?!? is produced by Authentic Entertainment. The series, which watches as mothers and daughters tear apart …