World Screen

LOS ANGELES: The basic cable channel FX has picked up the rights to air 2012, the disaster movie that was first place at the box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $225 million worldwide. From Roland Emmerich, the Sony Pictures movie drew …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM ’09 issue.   The comment one hears again and again from professionals in the Dutch market is that the Netherlands is a small country. Whether it’s added explicitly or not, the second part …

LOS ANGELES: George Segal is set to star in a new comedy pilot for TV Land, Retired at 35. The project follows a successful young businessman who decides to leave New York and move into his father’s Florida retirement home. Segal …

ATLANTA: The original 1972 holiday classic The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t is to air on Boomerang on November 26, with two telecasts, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.  To air on Thanksgiving day, The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t is set in 1621 and …

In December, HISTORY in the U.S. premieres The People Speak, based on the work of historian Dr. Howard Zinn. TV Real caught up co-director Chris Moore and AETN International’s Sean Cohan about the innovative new project. Some documentary films strive …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has been named exclusive international distributor for the 2010 Spirit Awards, which will air live on March 5 on IFC. The Spirit Awards honor films made by filmmakers who embody independence. The event …

Forty years ago a new show hit the airwaves and it was unique in several ways. It specifically addressed preschoolers, particularly underprivileged children, in an effort to prepare them for school. It starred big furry monsters, but of a most …

LONDON: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has secured a range of sales for Nickelodeon programs across Asia, Europe and Latin America. Avatar is set to broadcast on Hong Kong’s TVB channel. The series has already been picked up by ATV. This …

MEXICO CITY: Comarex has struck a deal for the live-action teen series The House of Anubis from Studio100 Media to air on the Mexican free-to-air station Channel 11, starting November 23. Targeted at 8- to 12-year-olds, The House of Anubis …

AMSTERDAM: Sport1 in the Netherlands has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to the German Bundesliga for the current and forthcoming seasons. The deal includes the broadcast of live matches and highlights, both on TV and the Internet. The first match …