World Screen

BERLIN: The online TV service Babelgum is set to carry 24 independent world cinema classics as online exclusives as part of a deal with digital distributor Content Republic. The agreement includes Lars Von Trier’s The Boss of It All, the Academy Award-nominated …

LONDON: Target Entertainment Group has landed a deal with Endemol for the French format rights for the new dating show Loveland.  Developed by Standing Stone, Loveland is a studio-based format that uses virtual real-time animation technology to create animated alter …

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network has ordered a second season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars from Lucasfilm Animation following season one’s top performance with boys aged 6 to 11. Star Wars: The Clone Wars has been ranking as the number one show in its time …

LONDON/NEW YORK: Chorion has signed a raft European licensing deals across its portfolio of properties, including one with TF1 Entreprises in France. Based on the award-winning books by Ian Falconer, Olivia is a 3-D CGI series from Brown Bag Films. TF1 has …

NEW YORK/LONDON: MTV World Stage and MTV Push are two new music initiatives aimed at exposing the latest acts from the world of music on an international scale. MTV World Stage provides access to some of the most exclusive gigs …

LONDON: Rod Bransgrove, the chairman and founder of Entertainment Rights, is retiring from the company’s board with immediate effect, to be succeeded by Sir Robin Miller. In October 2008, Bransgrove announced his intention to step down from his position at …

NEW YORK: The business news and information provider Dow Jones & Company has achieved more than $100 million in cost savings in its first year as a News Corporation-owned entity. Since December 2007, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, …

LONDON: Slumdog Millionaire was a big winner at last night’s Orange British Academy Film Awards, scoring a best film nod as well as best director for Danny Boyle, best adapted screenplay for Simon Beaufoy and best music for A.R. Rahman, …

STAMFORD: Michelle D. Wilson is joining World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to serve as the executive VP of marketing.  Wilson will head WWE’s global marketing and integrated brand initiatives, including pay-per-view, advertising, promotions, research, creative services and public and government relations. …

In its 25th year, Lifetime Television is more than just another cable channel that targets women—it is a destination that provides female viewers entertainment, escape and a community. Launched in February 1984, it has since become the top-rated channel for …