World Screen

LONDON/NEW YORK, January 8: Chorion has signed a broadcast and licensing deal for its brand-new property Gaspard & Lisa with France's TF1, which recently took on Olivia as well. TF1 is planning a licensing-and-merchandising campaign around the new series that …

NEW YORK, January 8: Fitzroy Media has signed Renegade Animation to design and produce a number of animated projects around the classic Heathcliff character to bring the property into the 21st century. Preproduction will start this month on 50 2-minute …

MUNICH/LONDON, January 8: TV-Loonland has secured a number of deals across Spain for its animated series Little Princess, produced by The Illuminated Film Company. Free-TV rights for the series were licensed to TVE, while Cartoon Network Spain picked up the …

TORONTO/LONDON, January 8: DECODE Enterprises has completed new deals for the Studio B- and WGBH-produced series Martha Speaks, based on the best-selling books by Susan Meddaugh. New deals were struck with Discovery Kids Latin America, Canal+ Cyfrowy and OP Art …

LAS VEGAS, January 7: As Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicked off in Las Vegas, Deloitte released findings from its State of the Media Democracy survey, revealing that 14- to 25-year-olds view the computer as more of an entertainment device than …

NEW YORK, January 7: Time Warner has revised its profit expectations for 2008, forecasting a loss as the result of a projected $25 billion write-down. Time Warner has revised downward the growth rate in its expected adjusted operating income before …

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 7: The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) has granted HBO the exclusive rights to televise the opening celebration for the 56th Presidential Inaugural, to be held on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on January 18. HBO will …

BURBANK, January 7: Disney will launch its new boy-focused, girl-inclusive entertainment brand Disney XD as a 24-hour basic cable network on February 13, with an online and mobile-game component to follow. The online and mobile-game experience DisneyXD.com will feature games, …

NEW YORK, January 7: Univision Communications has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with cable giant Comcast Corporation, covering the flagship Univision network, plus Galavision and TeleFutura. The deal includes carriage of Univision's owned-and-operated broadcast stations and affiliated stations owned and …

SÃO PAULO, January 7: The Latin American Internet company Terra has launched Atom, its new portal housing an assortment of professional and user-generated content, alongside social-networking tools. According to Fernando Madeira, the general director of Terra for Latin America, Atom, …