World Screen

  COUNTRY: Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. LAUNCH DATE: It was first launched by Schibstedt-owned Aftonbladet in 2006 and was relaunched by NonStop Television in February 2009.   OWNERSHIP: NonStop Television AB, a company within the Millennium Media Group (MMG) …

LOS ANGELES: Eliot Goldberg is set to join TV Land as senior VP of development and original programming beginning April 1. He is tasked with developing and producing original programs for the new TV Land programming block TV Land PRIME. …

LONDON: ITV Global Entertainment has sold 400 hours of drama programming into Japan, and has secured a renewal of the Spanish edition of the culinary format Come Dine with Me. In Japan, the J:COM-owned cable and satellite outlet Channel Gina has …

LOS ANGELES: Dinosaur Train, which is scheduled to debut this fall in the U.S. on PBS KIDS, is a highlight on The Jim Henson Company’s MIPTV slate. The show was recently acquired for broadcast in Canada on TV Ontario and …

NEW YORK: Licensing International Expo, which moves from New York to Las Vegas this June, has lined up 72 new exhibitors, including Liverpool Football Club, Universal Studios, Fitzroy Media, Electronic Arts, and KONAMI, among others. Licensing International is slated for June 2 …

CUPERTINO: Apple’s iTunes Store is making available recent releases like Quantum of Solace and Twilight in high-definition for customers to download-to-own or to rent. Consumers can now purchase box-office blockbusters in HD for $19.99, or rent the titles for $4.99 …

SILVER SPRING: Animal Planet will air a second season of the docudrama Jockeys, set amid the high-stakes world of horse racing. The first season, which brought in more than 9.2 million unique viewers ages 2 and up, wrapped on March …

LOS ANGELES: FremantleMedia North America is being sued by three former reality TV production staffers, reports indicate, over alleged "sweatshop" conditions and the lack of overtime pay. The employees, who worked on Osbournes: Reloaded, Thank God You’re Here and American Idol, …

TORONTO: The free-TV rights to the first two seasons of Shaftesbury Films’ hit live-action comedy Life with Derek has sold to Televisa in Mexico. The half-hour comedy, about a modern blended family, can now be seen in more than 120 …

VINCENNES: Alphanim has secured new slots in Asia, Portugal and Israel for Matt’s Monsters, which was recently selected for the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June.  The 52×13-minute show has been sold to Cartoon Network in Asia, RTP in Portugal and Noga …