World Screen

LOS ANGELES, January 13: NATPE has teamed up with a number of media and technology companies to present "What’s Next Tech Premieres," a series at this month’s conference that highlights the latest digital products and services. Each "What’s Next Tech …

LOS ANGELES, January 13: The docudrama Harlem Heights, slated to debut on March 2 on BET, looks at an eclectic group of eight 20-somethings trying to make their way in New York City. Set against the backdrop of the increasingly …

UNIVERSAL CITY, January 13: Nickelodeon has greenlit 26 additional episodes of the CG-animated comedy The Penguins of Madagascar, a co-production with DreamWorks Animation. The deal brings the total order to 52 new episodes for the show, which will debut on …

LOS ANGELES, January 13: HBO Central Europe and Turner Networks in Asia are among the broadcast outlets that have signed on for content from MarVista Entertainment in the run-up to NATPE. A hundred episodes of the half-hour tween reality program …

NEW YORK, January 13: Showtime has lined up an extensive promotional campaign for its new original series United States of Tara, offering up the premiere episode to a host of cable and satellite on-demand platforms, online destinations and mobile content …

NEW YORK, January 13: Target Entertainment Group has sold a number of packages to broadcasters in Latin America and Canada, totaling more than 60 hours and spanning formats, factual and entertainment shows. MTV Latin America picked up season six of …

BARCELONA, January 13: Imira Entertainment heads into NATPE with a raft of deals already in place with U.S. and Latin American broadcasters, and will be looking for further sales on its animated and live-action fare. The animated series Lola & …

LONDON, January 13: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has appointed Roadshow Entertainment as the exclusive DVD distributor for Australia and New Zealand to manage its non-music back catalogue as well as new-release TV programs and films. The four-year deal sees Roadshow distributing …

LONDON, January 13: Upper Deck International has been appointed by 4Kids Entertainment to handle the distribution of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s toys in Europe and South Africa. Upper Deck will distribute product from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s master toy licensee Playmates Toys in the …

BOSTON, January 13: APT Worldwide has secured the international representation rights for The Linguists, a new documentary from Ironbound Films that follows "language hunters." Shot on location in Siberia, Bolivia, India and the U.S., the film follows two modern-day adventurers …