World Screen

LONDON, December 2: Little Britain USA, a take-off from the hit BBC series, has been commissioned for a second season, despite claims that Americans found the show to be "too rude." Set in contemporary America, the show features familiar characters …

LONDON, December 2: Seasons one through four of BBC Worldwide's Doctor Who will become available throughout this month on the iTunes Store in the U.K. The first season launches this week, with the rest of the Doctor Who episodes becoming …

NEW YORK, December 2: Showtime Networks has added to its roster of licensees with products for the hit series Dexter, The Tudors and The L Word. Showtime, working with its licensing agency, 360ep, has signed deals with four companies for …

MOSCOW, December 2: Through an extension of its current agreement, Universal Pictures Russia will continue to distribute DVDs and launch Blu-ray discs for Warner Bros. and New Line in the Russian home-entertainment market. Under the renewed three-year contract, Universal Pictures …

LONDON, December 2: Cineflix has been given the go-ahead on 40 hours of programming from the company's factual division, including the production of a second season of Cold Blood for History Canada. The new 13×1-hour second season of Cold Blood …

LONDON/MOSCOW, December 2: Sony Pictures Television International's (SPTI) AXN SCI-FI channel, which launched in Russia earlier this year, is now available to more than two million households across the CIS through new agreements with NTV Plus and IPTV provider Stream. …

NEW YORK, December 2: 4Kids Entertainment has finalized new licensing deals for the first season of Chaotic with broadcasters in France, the U.K. and Latin America. Season one of Chaotic is set to launch on Gulli TV in France, RedeTV! …

PARIS, December 2: Taffy Entertainment has secured a deal with Virgin 17 to air the second season of the hit anime series Bleach in France from early 2009. The series follows the adventures of 15-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki, who was born …

MAINZ, December 2: ZDF Enterprises has taken on the distribution rights for Stauffenberg: The True Story, an HD drama documentary based on Operation Valkyrie, the 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. The 52-minute project looks at the man behind the …

BRISTOL, December 2: Aardman's Wallace and Gromit property has teamed up with BBC One, Kingsmill and Pyrex to celebrate the launch of its new TV special A Matter of Loaf and Death, which will broadcast on BBC One over the …