World Screen

LONDON, January 16: Both format and finished program deals have been closed worldwide by Outright Distribution for World’s Strictest Parents, an original production from Twenty Twenty for BBC3.   In format deals, Kabel Eins in Germany and Seven Network in Australia …

 LOS ANGELES, January 16: Bennett Media Worldwide heads into NATPE with strong sales momentum, having closed new licensing deals in five territories. Spain’s ONO Network (Europacable) took on Bikini Destinations and Destination X, while Germany’s DSF Network snapped up Simply Wet. France’s MCS Network …

 TORONTO/LOS ANGELES, January 16: The Entertainment One-owned Blueprint Entertainment is producing 26 half-hour episodes of an original live-action/animated tween comedy, Majority Rules, for Canada’s TELETOON. Formerly named Go Girl, the series will be distributed worldwide by Oasis International. It centers on a …

 BUENOS AIRES, January 16: Flor Latina Entertainment Group has announced that pre-production is under way ahead of schedule on First Lady’s Wanted (Primera Dama se Busca), following strong interest in the novela at MIPCOM. Originally slated for pre-production in the second half …

 UNIVERSAL CITY, January 16: Universal Media Studios has signed separate first-look deals with actor-producer-director Don Cheadle and his company, Crescendo Productions, as well as Carousel Television, the broadcast and new technologies arm of Steve Carell’s recently formed Carousel Productions. The …

 NEW YORK, January 16: Jeff Zucker, the president and CEO of NBC Universal, will be a keynote speaker at Media Summit New York, set to be held March 18 and 19. The 6th Annual Media Summit New York, presented by …

LONDON, January 16: ITV has been fined £220,000 by British media regulator Ofcom for breaching quotas set for production outside of London. The infractions took place in 2006 and 2007, according to Ofcom. At least 50 percent of expenditure on …

LONDON, January 16: The merger of British broadcaster Channel 4 into a wider commercial public-service broadcasting entity is among the policy proposals reportedly included in the Digital Britain report due later this month from Stephen Carter, the Minister for Communications, …

 LOS ANGELES, January 16: Bolstering its original programming slate, Lifetime Television has given a series pickup to Drop Dead Diva, starring comedian Margaret Cho, from creator Josh Berman and executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.   Drop Dead Diva tells the …

SAN FRANCISCO, January 15: Simon Whitcombe has joined CBS Interactive as VP of the Games group, charged with oversight for brands such as GameSpot, GameFAQs.com and GameRankings.com. Whitcombe was previously the senior VP and publishing director for the Games, Music …