World Screen

CANNES: The new half-hour ABC Studios comedy series Cougar Town, starring Friends alum Courteney Cox, has been picked up in a further seven territories across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.   In addition to an agreement with LIVING in …

PARIS: Ad giant Publicis Worldwide has formed a branded-entertainment division that will focus on the creation of content for TV, gaming and motion-picture integration. Publicis Entertainment, announced at MIPCOM, is intended to bridge the gap between advertising, content creation and …

CANNES: The all-new CGI-animated series Dinosaur Train from The Jim Henson Company has been sold to Discovery Kids Latin America to air across the region.   The series is already set to air on Nickelodeon in Australia, Selecta Vision in …

CANNES: The largest-ever international quest for a living giant squid is the subject of a new multimillion-dollar co-production for Science Channel, which is partnering with NHK, NHK Enterprises and Atlantic Productions for the multi-part show, set for a 2012 broadcast. …

CANNES: ITV Studios Global Entertainment secured a sale for the new drama The Prisoner, co-produced by AMC and ITV Studios, to air on French pay-TV outlet Canal+.   A modern reworking of the classic 1960s cult series, The Prisoner stars …

NEW YORK: TV Land has secured the prime-time broadcast rights for Everybody Loves Raymond from CBS Television Distribution beginning June 2010.   The series, which won 15 Emmy Awards, has 212 episodes that will premiere in TV Land Prime, the …

SINGAPORE: ESPN Star Sports has secured the exclusive broadcast rights to Barclays Premier League on multiple platforms in markets across Asia, including India, while in Malaysia and Brunei it is sharing the games with Astro. The ESS deal covers 18 …

NEW YORK: Nickelodeon has given an order for a second season of 20 episodes of the stop-motion animated series Glenn Martin, DDS from Michael Eisner’s Tornante Animation.   The comedy series follows the offbeat adventures of the Martin family, who …

LONDON: A new study from Content Economics Research states that European broadcasters spent 12 billion euros on original content commissions in 2008, led by Germany with 3.1 billion euros. The U.K., the report notes, was the second-largest investor in original …

CANNES: ZDF Enterprises has acquired more than 140 hours from National Geographic Television International (NGTI), to be distributed in German-speaking territories on an exclusive basis. The volume deal includes documentaries in the way of natural history, science, current affairs, society …