World Screen

NEW YORK: RTL2 in Germany and Digiturk in Turkey have signed on to air the first season of 4Kids Entertainment’s Chaotic, while a host of broadcasters took on the series’ second season, Chaotic: M’arrillian Invasion. Ten Network in Australia, MBC in the Middle …

UNIVERSAL CITY/FORT WORTH: American Airlines has tapped NBC Universal as its new inflight content provider, a role previously held by CBS. As part of the pact, which kicks of March 1, NBC Universal will produce four exclusive 90-minute programs each month for …

HALIFAX: The DHX Media-owned Halifax Film has received a commission from YTV for a live-action tween-oriented sketch comedy series. Production on the 13×30-minute That’s So Weird! is set to begin immediately, with delivery of episodes expected to begin in March. The show …

LONDON: A high-definition version of SCI FI Channel will debut this evening on  Sky+HD in the U.K., and will feature hits such as Eli Stone and Tin Man.    SCI FI HD subscribers will be able to watch the exclusive …

TORONTO: The Canadian channel operator S-VOX has reached a deal to sell The Christian Channel to an Ontario-based Christian charity for an undisclosed sum. S-VOX, the parent company of VisionTV and One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel, has sold the The …

TORONTO: New research indicates that a growing number of Americans 18 to 34 are choosing to watch TV shows online rather than using a digital video recorder. According to a survey from Solutions Research Group, 70 percent of the 18-to-34 …

LOS ANGELES: IFC’s returning original series The Whitest Kids U Know will be available to view online by Netflix subscribers the day after its TV broadcast. The new season of the sketch comedy series launches on IFC tomorrow at 10 p.m. All episodes …

President & CEO Toonzone Studios Raising two kids on your own is no small task, and neither is fighting crime. But when you’re Chuck Ramsey, the muscle-bound star of Toonzone Studios’ Action Dad, it’s all in a day’s work. Filled …

LONDON: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has licensed more than 550 hours of series, mini-series and feature films to Chello Zone for broadcast in the U.K. The content is set to air on Zone Romantica, Zone Thriller and Zone Horror in …

LONDON: Sky News and the BBC are both refusing to broadcast a fundraising appeal for people in the Gaza Strip, citing concerns about compromising their objectivity.  Both broadcasters were approached about an appeal telecast by the Disaster Emergency Committee, an umbrella …