World Screen

LONDON: A new first-run programming deal announced between NBC Universal Global Networks and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) for the U.K. covers three new series from the 2009-10 season: V, Human Target and Eastwick. The agreement, which brings the …

LONDON: A new deal between BBC Worldwide, Impossible Pictures and ITV has resurrected the popular drama Primeval, which is now set to return to British screens in 2011 with two new seasons. ITV has previously said that the show would …

TORONTO: Nickelodeon is set to launch in Canada as a full 24-hour network on November 2, via a deal between Corus Entertainment and MTV Networks International. In Canada, YTV has long been the home of Nickelodeon titles. With the new …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: E1 Entertainment has clinched a deal with the executive producers of The Dead Zone to develop and produce a new series based on Stephen King’s novella The Colorado Kid. E1 is working with Piller/Segan/Shepherd for the 13×1-hour series Haven. …

MUNICH: The Tele München Group (TMG) has added to the cast of its new screen adaptation of the literary classic Moby Dick, headlined by William Hurt as the one-legged Captain Ahab and Ethan Hawke as first officer Starbuck.  Charlie Cox (Casanova, Stardust) plays the third …

LONDON: The extreme physical-challenge format Wipeout from Endemol is set to launch in more countries, bringing the total number of locally produced versions to 23. Russia’s Channel One is set for a local treatment of Wipeout, which will be a …

NEW YORK: Viacom and BET Networks have launched the new 24-hour entertainment network Centric, targeting "African American and multicultural adults" with music, series, movies and reality programming. Centric went live yesterday at 6 a.m. replacing the BET J brand. Its core …

MUNICH: SevenOne International is presenting the first formats from the co-production agreement between The Gurin Company and RedSeven Entertainment at MIPCOM, where the German outfit will also be highlighting a range of fiction programs, magazines and documentaries. Three new reality …

RESTON: Google sites—led by YouTube—hit the 10 billion videos viewed mark in August, representing 40 percent of the more than 25 billion videos viewed during the month. According to new data from comScore, Microsoft sites ranked second with 547 million …

SYDNEY: NBC Universal Global Networks continues to roll out the crime and suspense channel 13th Street and children’s entertainment offering KidsCo, with new launches on the Foxtel and Austar platforms in Australia. The channels are set for launch on the …