World Screen

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue. A rising star at Disney Channel, the 17-year-old Selena Gomez started performing at a very young age. Today, her series Wizards of Waverly Place, about an “ordinary” Manhattan family of wizards …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue.     Lee Bartlett joined ITV from FOX Broadcasting last year, and as managing director of ITV Studios he is in charge of all of the broadcasting group’s British and international …

SAN FRANCISCO: Joy Tashjian Marketing Group (JTMG) has secured new licensing agreements for the sitcom Saved by the Bell, which aired on NBC from 1989 to 1993, and Warehouse 13, currently airing on Syfy. Pressman Toy Corporation is to create …

WINNIPEG: The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has cleared Shaw Communications’ C$95 million deal to take control of the restructured Canwest Global. The agreement sees the Canadian cable operator purchasing C$95 million in Class A voting shares of the restructured …

Organized in Association with World Screen Co-productions will be a key theme throughout MIPTV this year, as producers worldwide come to terms with new business models and constrained broadcaster budgets. The importance of developing innovative, mutually beneficial partnerships in today’s …

In 1964, Orlando Corradi began his career in animation by acquiring Japanese cartoons and selling them in Italy and Europe. In 1985 he founded Mondo TV, which remained active in distribution but also began producing animated series of its own. …

BURBANK: The world premiere of 9 Story Entertainment’s Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars, based on the popular books by Louise Fitzhugh, will be presented by Disney Channel on March 26 at 8 p.m. The movie, produced by 9 Story, is …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has inked an exclusive deal to distribute home-entertainment content from the National Geographic library in the U.K. and Eire. The deal sees FME distributing a minimum of 30 new releases a year as well as selections …

LONDON: Following its sister U.S. network’s lead, SCI FI channel in the U.K. is due to become Syfy in April, with the high-profile imports V and Human Target set to launch the rebrand. As part of a global rebrand, SCI …

TORONTO: Catalyst Capital Group is leading a consortium that plans to offer up C$120 million for 32 percent of Canwest Global Communications, a week after Shaw Communications announced a deal to take control of the Canadian broadcasting group, according to …