World Screen

NEW YORK: USA Network has licensed the exclusive network television premiere rights to Universal Pictures’ entire film slate for this year, including State of Play with Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck. Dubbed one of the largest deals of its kind between a basic …

October 2008 Ready to set U.S. screens on fire with the same passion and smoldering appeal that has long captivated Latin American viewers, a range of novela formats and scripted series are crossing the border. Among them, Telefe International’s Brothers, …

BURBANK: Walt Disney Studios has entered into an exclusive, long-term distribution pact with Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider for upcoming DreamWorks titles, it was confirmed today. Disney’s motion-picture arm will distribute all upcoming live-action features produced by DreamWorks under its partnership …

OTTAWA/TORONTO: Amberwood Entertainment and Xenophile Media have created a new online gaming experience on YTV.com centered around the RollBots property.  The RollBots Online Gaming Experience allows kids to create their own RollBot avatar to explore the fictional Flip City, featured in the …

LONDON: ITV Global Entertainment has tapped games manufacturer Drumond Park Group to roll out a range of merchandise based on the prime-time game show The Colour of Money, hosted by Chris Tarrant. Drumond’s license includes an electronic board game, a handheld electronic …

LOS ANGELES: At the European Film Market, Echo Bridge Entertainment landed a number of new distribution agreements for its theatrical features, including My Life in Ruins.  For the romantic comedy My Life in Ruins, Echo Bridge signed deals with Warner …

MUNICH: Entertainment Value Associates’ EVA Finance subsidiary has inked a 12-title TV-movie production deal with Canada’s Media-Max, with each film budgeted at about $5 million. All films will be in the action and thriller arena, with the producers promising a theatrical-quality slate. Media-Max will …

LOS ANGELES: International Producers Group (IPG) has been appointed as the worldwide distributor for Eyes on the Skies, a documentary celebrating the 400th anniversary of the invention of Galileo’s telescope. IPG, headed by Richard Ellman, secured the rights from the International …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Films & Television has begun development on a new children’s series starring the classic character Dudley the Dragon. The original series, produced in 1993 by Breakthrough in association with TV Ontario, combined live action and puppetry. It featured …

LONDON: Planet Earth has become the first U.K. title to launch in high definition on the iTunes Store.   The HD file is available now for download through iTunes in the U.K. Planet Earth joins other BBC Worldwide series such …