World Screen

MUNICH/NEW YORK: New York’s Metropolitan Opera and Clasart Classic have signed an exclusive agreement for the international distribution rights for the Met’s opera catalogue outside of the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Japan and the U.K. The Met’s program catalogue contains …

LONDON: MTV Networks International has secured several deals in Europe and Latin America for live-action programming from the Nickelodeon portfolio. Mediaset’s Italia Uno went for True Jackson VP, following the success of the Nickelodeon live-action series iCarly and Drake & …

BURBANK: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is working with its sister networks ABC, ESPN and ABC Family on a week-long initiative to promote Tim Burton’s highly anticipated 3D theatrical Alice in Wonderland, which will be released in the U.S. March 5. …

LOS ANGELES: The culinary competition format Masterchef has been sold by Shine International into seven additional markets, ahead of its U.S. premiere on FOX. Shine firmed up sales with New Zealand’s TV One, Romania’s PRO TV, Greece’s MEGA and Fremantle …

NEW YORK: The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) now has a total of 21 members, following the additions of Microsoft, PepsiCo, Hearst, Belo, Gannett and ConAgra.   Formed in September, CIMM consists of several big-name advertisers, major media companies and media-planning agencies and was established …

LONDON: Outright Distribution has signed a five-year deal with Authentic Entertainment for the distribution rights outside of the U.S. for Mysterious Journeys, originally produced for Travel Channel. Each episode of Mysterious Journeys examines a different legend, investigating it both with …

NEW YORK: Hallmark Channel and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO) today announced a pact that includes the cable network scoring exclusive rights to new episodes of The Martha Stewart Show—currently in syndication—as well as the creation of new lifestyle content. Hallmark …

LAS VEGAS: The syndicated entertainment magazine series Made in Hollywood has been sold by Connection III Entertainment to station groups such as CBS and CW Plus for the 2010-2011 season. The show is available in more than 80 percent of …

PARIS: Chris Albrecht, who was recently appointed president and CEO of Starz, will deliver a keynote address on the opening day of MIPTV. In his keynote, Albrecht will discuss new ways of looking at original programming. At Starz, Albrecht is …

BRUSSELS: The European Commission has given the go-ahead to Liberty Global’s acquisition of German cable-TV platform Unitymedia, noting that the deal "would not significantly impede effective competition" in the region. In November, Liberty Global announced a 3.4 billion euros deal (including the …