World Screen

LONDON: Really, UKTV’s second lifestyle channel to relaunch, has picked up the exclusive U.K. multichannel rights to three American reality series from RDF Rights. Confessions of a Teen Idol, Hitched or Ditched and Tough Love all head to Really this …

NEW YORK: Nielsen’s latest Three Screen Report reveals that the average American watches about 153 hours of television at home every month, up from about 150 hours in the first quarter of 2008, including more than 8 hours of time-shifted viewing, …

SYDNEY: Southern Star International has taken on the exclusive distribution rights outside of Australia for the new lifestyle series homeMADE, through a new deal with the William Morris Agency in the U.K. homeMADE, the first project from Cavalier Television, is …

STOCKHOLM: Little Rock Star, Go Go Stop, Intensive Caring and Criss Cross Live are among the shows delivering strong results for Sparks Network in the international market. The kids’ talent search Little Rock Star launched on TF1 in France with …

NEW YORK: An updated Melrose Place is one of the three new dramas ordered for the fall by The CW, which also announced today that it is moving its long-running Smallville to Friday nights at 8 p.m. The Monday schedule has …

LONDON: A new two-year deal sees Stella Projects acting as a broker for the property Where’s Wally? in Australia and New Zealand, bringing potential licensing partners into negotiation with Classic Media. Stella Projects will also look to secure distribution deals …

MUNICH: Romanian broadcaster Pro TV has secured an exclusive output agreement with Tandem Communications, covering the entire distribution slate of TV movies and series from the Munich-based outfit. Tandem’s newly announced Patricia Cornwell Franchise heads to Pro TV as part …

NEW YORK: HISTORY, BBC One, ZDF and NRK are all on board for a  documentary special about Ida, the 47 million-year-old fossilized remains of a primate discovered in Germany that scientists believe will deliver a new understanding of human evolution. The …

PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK: A long-term carriage agreement has been reached between the National Football League (NFL) and Comcast Corporation, covering a broad array of video content, including the live 24-hour NFL Network, VOD for Comcast’s Digital Classic cable customers and the …

NEW YORK: David Kenin, the executive VP of programming at Crown Media Holdings, which operates Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel in the U.S., is stepping down at the end of this month. Barbara Fisher, senior VP of original programming, and …