World Screen

LONDON: Eurosport is set to broadcast two programs from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to all its European territories, excluding the U.K., through a new two-year agreement.  Beginning on February 9, Eurosport will broadcast This Week in WWE and WWE Vintage Collection back …

NEW YORK: In its continued international expansion, VOOM HD Networks has signed a deal with DLA to bring its VOOM HD feed to Latin America.  DLA is the exclusive distributor of VOOM HD for Mexico, Central America, South America and a …

LONDON: BKN New Media’s Dork Hunters from Outer Space has notched up its highest ratings to date on SABC1 in South Africa, achieving a 50.6 percent audience share.  The show drew in 316,096 viewers between the ages of 6 and …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has signed two new licensees to develop and distribute the preschool property 3rd & Bird! into the U.K. toy market.  DanJam is working on a line of wooden toys and MV Sports for wheeled toys, with product …

NEW YORK: 4Kids Entertainment International kicks off the 25th anniversary of its iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property with a host of licensing partnerships signed across Europe.  New deals have been secured with J.L. Fontes in Portugal for flip flops, slippers, …

LONDON: Kees Abrahams has been named the new president of international production at Sony Pictures Television International. The move is part of SPTI’s plan to streamline its global production efforts following the acquisition of 2waytraffic and investments in other outfits in …

LONDON: Eyeworks has made an investment in former ITV entertainment chief Paul Jackson’s production firm, tapping him as CEO of its British operations. Beginning this spring, Jackson will serve as the CEO of Eyeworks’s British operations, including the existing venture, Eyeworks At It. …

LONDON: Parthenon Entertainment Group has picked up a minority stake in Canada’s Arcadia Entertainment, a production outfit that has delivered content to the likes of the CBC, Discovery Channel and National Geographic. The move gives Parthenon a Canadian production partner …

LAS VEGAS: Power has sealed a range of Latin American broadcast deals on its 2×2-hour mini-series The Day of the Triffids, including shoring up a slot on Mexico’s TV Azteca. The Power and Prodigy Pictures co-production, a contemporary take on John Wyndham’s international bestseller, …

LAS VEGAS: Nickelodeon Latin America has unveiled its new lineup of programming at NATPE, with a slate that includes The Elephant Princess and Jimmy Two Shoes.  Other series joining Nickelodeon Latin America are The Mighty B!, The Penguins of Madagascar, …