World Screen

LONDON: A range of formats from Love Productions will be on offer from BBC Worldwide, including the hit reality show Famous, Rich and Homeless, which has now been licensed to three European countries. Spain’s Antena3 is to make its own …

NEW YORK: The 90-minute family special Turtles Forever will be making its debut in the 4Kids Entertainment catalogue at MIPCOM, alongside the new space-themed animated series Rocket Monkeys. Turtles Forever incorporates three distinctive versions of the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja …

LOS ANGELES: Lloyd Kaufman, the president of Troma Entertainment, has been elected to a second two-year term as the chairman of the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA). Serving as chair of the 150-member organization, Kaufman says he will "continue to fight …

TORONTO: Polar Cap Productions has secured agreements with the Documentary Channel in New Zealand, TVScreen in Poland and XDC Digital Cinemas in Belgium for its HD documentary The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning, which is making its MIPCOM debut. The …

BEIJING/HONG KONG/LOS ANGELES: Fox Filmed Entertainment, through its Fox International Productions (FIP) unit, is working with STAR Greater China and the Chinese production venture Huayi Brothers Media on the romantic comedy Hot Summer Days. The Chinese-language romantic comedy is co-directed by first …

HONG KONG: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has tapped SPE Networks—Asia (SPENA) to serve as the ad sales representative for E! in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. “Having reached a milestone in growth and distribution, the next logical step …

MONTREAL: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to MIPCOM with a new buyers’ website, where clients can screen product, including newly released films, download sales sheets and connect directly with NFB salespeople. “We’re very excited about launching or …

SINGAPORE: HBO Asia is due to start broadcasting in high definition on October 1, beginning in Singapore and the Philippines, followed by Hong Kong on October 6. HBO aims to expand its HD feed to other territories in the region …

MUNICH: Dick de Rijk, the creator of Deal or No Deal who recently ended his alliance with Endemol, has struck a multi-year deal with ProSiebenSat.1 Group, with the distribution of his new creations to be handled by SevenOne International. ProSiebenSat.1 will have …

SYDNEY: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has sold a package of drama and movies to NBC Universal Global Networks Asia Pacific’s 13th Street and Hallmark Channels in Australia via a four-year output deal. The volume deal covers more than 500 hours of …