World Screen

NEW YORK, January 14: GMTV in the U.K. and Jetix in the Netherlands have signed on for the first season of 4Kids Entertainment’s Dinosaur King. Additionally, a second season has been picked up by Jetix U.K. for launch in late …

NEW YORK, January 14: William Morris Agency has signed up to represent three of five major divisions, television, digital and international, City Lights Media, whose latest production, Chopped, premiered on Food Network yesterday. The partnership aims to create new relationships …

TORONTO, January 14: Through a deal with CCI Releasing, Momentum Pictures will launch the tween movie Alice Upside Down as a DVD in the U.K. The film stars Alyson Stoner (Camp Rock, Cheaper by the Dozen) as Alice McKinley, Lucas …

LONDON, January 14: Japan’s WOWOW channel has picked up the first three seasons of the hit C4i comedy series Peep Show to air later this year. C4i has also sold the British comedy to 2×2 in Russia, FX Channel in …

HOLLYWOOD, January 14: Melissa Segal is joining The Jim Henson Company to head up its relaunched consumer-products division, which plans to release the first merchandise for Sid the Science Kid in fall 2009. Segal joins The Jim Henson Company as …

NEW YORK, January 13: While viewership was down for the Golden Globe Awards on NBC this year, the event edged out the return of 24 on FOX and a new episode of Desperate Housewives on ABC in the Sunday night …

NEW YORK/LONDON, January 13: The shareholders of NDS have given the go-ahead to a plan that sees News Corporation and Permira taking the digital technology company private for $63 per share. All of the issued and outstanding NDS A ordinary …

PARIS, January 13: Paul Johnson is stepping down as the director of the television division at Reed MIDEM, the organizer of MIPTV and MIPCOM, among other events, in the middle of March. Johnson has held the position since April 2003, …

ENGLEWOOD/CULVER CITY, January 13: Starz Entertainment has extended its deal for the exclusive pay-TV rights to all Sony Pictures theatrical releases. The previous agreement between the two companies, signed in 2000 and effective with January 2005 releases, was valid through …

LONDON, January 13: CNN International will more than double its British distribution when it rolls out on the DTT network Freeview this week. The global news network is set to reach more than 13.8 million additional households with its Freeview …