World Screen

NEW YORK: BBC Worldwide has signed a three-year output deal with Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo covering a range of programming from the company’s catalogue. The new first-look agreement, which runs until 2012, follows BBC Worldwide’s first three-year output deal with the broadcaster, which was …

CINCINNATI: Scripps Networks Interactive is rebranding its Fine Living Network (FLN) as the Cooking Channel in a bid to expand distribution of the service, which currently stands at 55 million homes. The launch of the Cooking Channel in place of …

LONDON: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is seeking to offload its 21-percent interest in the Shine Group that it acquired in 2005 for £5 million. Reports indicate that JPMorgan has been retained to seek a buyer for the stake in Elisabeth …

BEIJING: In Beijing for the World Media Summit, Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and CEO of News Corporation, urged the Chinese government to open up the country to media competition and to ramp up IP protection efforts. In his speech at …

CANNES: Gert Verpeet has been named managing director of FremantleMedia Belgium, responsible for the company’s production operations.   He is further responsible for developing existing and new relationships with broadcast and non-broadcast partners in Belgium’s French and Flemish markets. Verpeet …

CANNES: The CGI multimedia property WordWorld is to begin airing on Discovery Kids in Latin America in July 2010.   Each episode of WordWorld builds a story around a group of WordFriends who are made up of the letters that …

  CANNES: The Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) has launched Lockie Leonard‘ssecond season, with a pickup by Cartoon Network in Spain.   The first season was a success for the network, rating as one of Cartoon Network Spain’s top ten …

CANNES: The properties Frog & Friends, Miffy, Moomin and Dibo the Giftdragon have all notched up agreements for Telescreen.   Home-entertainment rights for Frog & Friends for Australia went to Beyond Magma. Edel Kids has been named the German DVD …

CANNES: Leopard International has shored up sales for the feature-length drama An Englishman in New York, which will receive its world TV premiere on the U.K.’s ITV.   The 90-minute film is also set for territories such as Israel and …

CANNES: International buyers have acquired and optioned a number of new programs produced or co-produced by ZDF Enterprises. Buyers for The Elephant Princess include Canada’s Family Channel, Spain’s NBC Universal ES, Vietnam’s Thaole Media, Italy’s Mediaset, Belgium’s VRT and Holland’s …