World Screen

LORETO: Rainbow S.p.A. has unveiled a new Winx Club feature film in 3-D: The Magic is Back (working title). The feature film, which follows on the success of The Secret of the Lost Kingdom, is the first movie ever in …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution has taken on the worldwide rights, excluding North America, for five 90-minute Lifetime thrillers, including Ghost Prison and Island Heat: Stranded. The titles come to Beyond from Dolphin Entertainment through a deal signed between the two companies …

TORONTO: Production is under way in Ontario on 9 Story Entertainment’s new live-action movie Harriet the Spy, set to premiere in 2010 on Disney Channels worldwide and CBC, MC and YTV in Canada.   Based on the classic books by …

NEW YORK: The Mike Judge animated comedy The Goode Family will air its complete first season on Comedy Central beginning January 6, 2010. The original comedy first premiered on ABC in May, but was cancelled. The completed episodes of The Goode Family …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), TVNZ and food writer Annabel Langbein are working together on a new 13-part series, Free Range Cooking with Annabel Langbein. New Zealand public broadcaster TVNZ will produce and broadcast the new show, with FME managing worldwide …

NEW YORK: USA Network has acquired the exclusive off-network rights to the CBS drama NCIS: Los Angeles.  USA will have access to weekly early exhibitions from season one beginning September 2011 and the right to start stripping the series in …

BURBANK: A second season of the comedy series JONAS, starring the pop sensation The Jonas Brothers, has been ordered by Disney Channel.  Production on season two will start in February, for a premiere in the middle of 2010. The new …

Managing Director, American Film Market Executive VP, Independent Film & Television Alliance The 30th American Film Market (AFM) began yesterday and runs through November 11. This year’s edition hosts a record 80-plus newly accredited acquisition companies, more than double the …

LOS ANGELES: TV Land and TV Guide Network have struck a deal to jointly acquire the basic cable rights to the hit HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm.  Curb Your Enthusiasm will air on TV Guide Network for a multi-year run …

HONG KONG: The hit Endemol format The Best Years of Our Lives has been commissioned in China by Shanghai Media Group for a prime-time slot on Dragon TV. Ford will act as the lead sponsor for the advertiser-funded series, in …