World Screen

LOS ANGELES, December 16: Headlining Lionsgate's slate for NATPE is the new drama series Crash, based on the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, as well as the dark comedy Nurse Jackie. Nurse Jackie stars The Sopranos' Edie Falco …

LOS ANGELES, December 16: Citizen Jane, an original movie based on the life of Jane Alexander, a figure in the victims' rights movement, is in development for Hallmark Channel. The TV movie is being produced by Grosso Jacobson Communications Corporation, …

LONDON, December 16: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed a deal that gives FremantleMedia Archives exclusive representation rights for a host of content from CelebrityFootage across the U.K. and Ireland. CelebrityFootage's 20-year-old, HD-ready catalogue includes red-carpet coverage from events such as …

TORONTO/LONDON, December 16: DECODE Enterprises has signed two new deals for Kid vs. Kat, an animated series produced by Studio B Productions in association with YTV in Canada in Jetix Europe. Nickelodeon Southeast Asia acquired the series, as did ABC …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, December 16: YTV in Canada has acquired the first season of the Japanese anime series Pretty Cure from Toei Animation for launch early in 2009. The popular animation series follows the adventures of two young girls who have …

LONDON, December 16: Acorn Media Group has secured a worldwide DVD deal for an exclusive first option on all Shed Media productions. The initial focus of the deal will be to exploit DVD rights for prime-time drama and comedy series, …

KNOXVILLE, December 16: With a view to expanding the presence of its channel brands around the world, Scripps Networks has hired Greg Moyer, who currently heads up VOOM HD Networks. Filling the newly created position of president of Scripps Networks …

LONDON, December 16: Maartje Horchner has been upped to the role of head of acquisitions for ALL3MEDIA International, which is looking to establish new production partnerships in the U.K. and internationally. Horchner, who was previously an acquisitions executive, will now …

NEW YORK, December 15: A shift towards Internet-connected TV devices is set to increase the number of online video viewers worldwide from 563 million this year to 941 million by 2013, according to a new study from ABI Research. The …

ENGLEWOOD, December 15: Liberty Media's board of directors has approved a plan to spin off the Liberty Entertainment subsidiary, which owns a majority stake in the satellite platform DIRECTV, among other assets. The plan, proposed earlier this year and put …