World Screen

PARIS/LONDON: Beginning April 1, Jetix France will be rebranded as Disney XD, the country’s first boy-focused offering for the 6-to-14 set. The move comes following the announcement that The Walt Disney Company is taking 100-percent ownership of Jetix Europe. Disney …

MENLO PARK: Knowledge Networks reports that 21 percent of Internet users aged 13 to 54 are watching full episodes of TV programs online, up from 10 percent in 2006. The data, from Knowledge Networks’ How People Use TV’s Web Connections, also points …

LONDON: ALL3MEDIA has secured a range of deals for the hit German format Helping Hearts, which rallies a community’s spirit and skills to help less-fortunate families.  Helping Hearts reaches out to those in need, facilitating them as they take the first steps …

LONDON: ITV Global Entertainment has picked up the international TV distribution rights for Pirate Productions’ New Town, a drama pilot for BBC Four. Set in a place where people will literally kill to live, New Town will premiere in prime …

LONDON: Giant Film & TV has been commissioned by Sky1 to produce Oscars ’09, a two-hour red-carpet show and 90-minute highlight special.  The red-carpet show will air live at 11 p.m. on February 22, and the one-and-a-half-hour highlight special will …

SINGAPORE: Universal Channel and SCI FI will launch in Papua New Guinea on March 1, available on the digital MMDS service owned by  Hitron. Universal Channel is now available in six markets and SCI FI is now in seven countries in …

MIAMI: Tatiana Rodriguez has been promoted to senior VP of programming and creative strategy for Nickelodeon Latin America. Rodriguez most recently served as VP of programming and creative strategy, and will continue to oversee the operations and programming for the …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Networks International is rolling out a new logo for its flagship Discovery Channel brand in time for the 20th anniversary of the network’s first launch outside of the U.S. The logo will begin rolling out across all …

COPENHAGEN: TV 2 Denmark has secured a wide-ranging SVOD deal with CBS Paramount International Television covering new series and library fare, among them 90210, Californication and Twin Peaks. The agreement enables TV 2 to offer the titles via its on-demand broadband offering, TV 2 …

LOS GATOS: With 600,000 net customer additions since the beginning of the year, online movie rental service Netflix has crossed the 10-million subscriber mark. The company surpassed 9 million subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2008, ending the year with …