World Screen

TORONTO: A raft of deals have been signed across Tricon Films & Television’s factual catalogue, which includes series such as Marriage Under Construction and Fresh with Anna Olson. The second season of documentary series Marriage Under Construction has been acquired …

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch channel Sport1 has extended the rights to the UEFA Champions League for another three years, covering live TV, online and mobile phones. On Champions League nights, all matches will be transmitted on www.sport1.nl, while a selection of …

BRISTOL: Ben Gale, the former director of programs at Five, is to head up the BBC’s documentaries and features in Bristol, replacing Tom Archer, who left last year to serve as controller of BBC Factual Production. Bristol’s documentaries and features department …

Managing Director TV-Loonland Over the last few years, TV-Loonland has evolved from being just a leading production company of shows like The Cramp Twins and Pettson and Findus to positioning itself as a brand-management firm within the kids’-and-family programming sector. …

VP, Children’s & Family Shaftesbury Films When Life with Derek launched on Family Channel, in 2006, it made ratings history for the Canadian kids’ network, becoming its highest-rated series premiere ever. International success soon followed, with pickups by Disney Channel …

AMSTERDAM: ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s SBS Broadcasting has scored an exclusive deal for the free-to-air premieres in the Netherlands of a slate of feature films from MGM, including the latest in the James Bond franchise, Quantum of Solace. The agreement also covers Valkyrie, starring …

LONDON: Pioneer Productions has been commissioned by Discovery U.S. to produce Engineering the Universe, an 8×1-hour documentary series that investigates how the universe was created and how it works today. The series combines interviewers with scientists, experiments in leading research …

LONDON: RTÉ in Ireland has commissioned Rival Media to produce two new factual-entertainment formats: The Shrinks and Band from School. The Shrinks watches as four children, aged 9 to 14, tackle personal adult issues, taking a child’s-eye view of grown-up …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Several Nickelodeon shows and Comedy Central’s South Park have been added to the instant streaming service on the online movie rental platform Netflix, via a deal with MTV Networks. Subscribers will be able to watch nine previous seasons …

LONDON: Sky Real Lives has picked up the weight-loss series DietTribe from Passion Distribution to air exclusively on Sky Real Lives1. The 13×1-hour reality program follows the emotional and physical journey of a group of friends who are on a …