World Screen

BURBANK: Bolstering its interactive entertainment portfolio, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group is taking a majority stake in Rocksteady Studios, which develops video games for teens and adults. Founded in London in 2004, Rocksteady has developed a name for itself as the …

NEW YORK: Brandzoo has become the exclusive licensing agency to represent Fitz Roy Media’s entire portfolio, which includes the Heathcliff property, throughout the U.K. The three-year deal, which takes effect in March, includes other Fitz Roy properties such as Secret …

LONDON: Talent from crime dramas distributed by three Hollywood studios will share the spotlight in a single marketing spot for British broadcaster Five. The U.K. terrestrial said it had "pulled off a world coup by securing the agreement of rival …

NEW YORK: 4Kids Entertainment has been appointed worldwide merchandising and licensing agent and brand manager for the Israel-based technology company Castle Builders, creators of the Computerized Storybook. The Computerized Storybook is a multimedia software application that narrates children’s stories aloud …

BRIGHTON: A new version of the classic British series Upstairs Downstairs is part of the co-production pact announced at BBC Showcase between BBC Worldwide Sales and Distribution and PBS’s Masterpiece strand. The updated Upstairs Downstairs is slated to air on …

MIAMI: In Venevision International’s portfolio for DISCOP Africa are a number of telenovelas, including Always on My Mind, as well as 11 documentaries from its Platinum Documentary Series. Always on <y Mind tells the story of a woman who has …

LONDON: Outright Distribution has notched up another format deal for the factual-entertainment show The World’s Strictest Parents, with France’s M6 signing up for a local version. M6 has licensed the show for five hour-long episodes, produced by Endemol France. The …

LONDON: The ALL3MEDIA International weight-loss format Village on a Diet is headed into production in Canada and new format options have been signed for the show in Europe. Canada’s CBC has slated ten episodes, produced by Force Four. ALL3MEDIA has …

LONDON: The hit series Dora the Explorer continues to bring in sales for MTV Networks International (MTVNI), which has signed up new broadcasters for the show across Europe and beyond. The French-language Swiss channel TSR and TG4 of the Republic …

LOS ANGELES: Lionsgate has signed a new two-year TV production and development deal with Jenji Kohan, the creator and executive producer of the acclaimed Showtime series Weeds, with a musical comedy pilot already in the works. Kohan is currently developing …