World Screen

LONDON: Outright Distribution has added three new titles to its catalogue, along with having signed a range of deals on its third-party programming. Outright recently renewed its first-look deal with KEO Films, bringing three new properties to its catalogue. When …

CHATSWORTH: Image Entertainment is firming up an agreement to acquire all North American rights to the film Accidents Happen from Bankside Films.  The deal will include theatrical, broadcast, home entertainment, digital, non-theatrical and VOD. Accidents Happens is set against the …

NEW YORK: CBS Corporation delivered a profit of $207.6 million in the third quarter, as compared with its $12.5 billion loss this time last year due to impairment charges, with revenues that were stable at $3.35 billion. The Television segment, …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: As part of a deal signed between the Tourism Queensland and Beyond Productions, the new six-part documentary Best Job in the World will be broadcast by National Geographic Channels International (NGCI). NGCI has acquired the international cable television …

LOS ANGELES/PORT MELBOURNE: MarVista Entertainment’s reality format Prank Patrol has been acquired from ActiveTV by ABC 3 in Australia, marking the first deal to come from the companies recently announced alliance. At MIPCOM, MarVista and ActiveTV announced a deal by …

ATLANTA: The hour-long live-action series Tower Prep and Warner Horizon Television’s Unnatural History are to join the lineup of Cartoon Network in January 2010.  Tower Prep is an action-thriller about a rebellious teen who wakes up one morning to find himself trapped …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central is teaming up with the satirical news group The Onion on a pilot for a half-hour scripted comedy series based on the Onion Sports Network online video series.  The series, as-yet untitled, will focus on modern …

MONTREAL: Kicking off today until November 8, the Sichuan TV Festival is honoring the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) on its 70th anniversary with an array of activities that provide Chinese audiences an opportunity to discover more about Canada. …

LONDON: Sky1 HD is to air the two-part documentary Ross Kemp in the Middle East, which looks at the political situation in Israel and Gaza, in January 2010.  Kemp was given unprecedented access to all sides. He offers insight into …

SINGAPORE: Philip Pang has been appointed director of finance and commercial operations for Disney Channels Southeast Asia, based in Singapore.  In this position, Pang will be responsible for the commercial strategies, business operations and financial planning for the pay-TV business in the …