World Screen

MONTE-CARLO: Mad Men, House and Desperate Housewives were among the shows to receive Golden Nymph Awards last night at the 49th Monte-Carlo Television Festival. Best comedy went to France’s Desperate Parents, which swept the category with wins on the performance …

LONDON: Caroline Beaton, formerly of Action Time and Road Trip Media, is returning to MTV Networks International (MTVNI) to take up the post of senior VP of international program sales, effective immediately. Beaton, based in London, is charge with aligning the …

CHATSWORTH: Indie film and DVD distributor Osiris Entertainment has named Doug Dohmen as its VP of sales and marketing. Dohmen joins Osiris from Porchlight Home Entertainment, where he served as director of sales. Previously, Dohmen was the VP of sales …

LONDON: Really, the second lifestyle channel from UKTV to rebrand, has picked up the exclusive British multichannel rights to two reality shows from NBC Universal International Television Distribution: Momma’s Boys and Million Dollar Listing. Originally commissioned by Bravo from World …

NEW YORK: HBO Archives is making complete episodes from The March of Time newsreel and documentary series, produced from 1935 to 1967, available for online viewing at its stock footage portal. The award-winning series, produced by Time Inc., contains original footage shot in …

LORETO: Rainbow S.p.A. has wrapped up a multi-territory deal with Panini for sticker albums based on its boy-skewing property Huntik, developed in partnership with Big Bocca Productions and m4e. The deal covers the U.K., Germany, France, Spain and Portugal. Panini …

NEW YORK: Cable channel AMC is set to launch season three of its critically acclaimed original drama Mad Men on August 16 at 10 p.m., with the premiere to air with limited commercial interruptions. Leading up to the highly anticipated new season will be …

MEVASSERT ZION: Armoza Formats has inked sales for formats such as the game show Upgrade in Central and Eastern Europe. Armoza recently scored a deal in Lithuania for its culinary travel program Taste Case. Two format deals have also been …

LONDON/MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television in India has signed on for its own version of the ITV Global Entertainment format I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Leading Indian production outfit MidiTech will produce the 40×1-hour show with ITV Studios-owned Silverback Productions. …

NEW YORK: Nurse Jackie, a Lionsgate production starring Edie Falco that premiered on Showtime on Monday, has already been renewed by the premium network for a second season. Distributed worldwide by CBS Studios International, the dark comedy marks Falco’s return to series television, …