World Screen

ATLANTA, November 5: Twentieth Television's prime-time animated sitcom King of the Hill joins Adult Swim's schedule in January, as Cartoon Network's late-night block expands its daily schedule. The expansion follows the continued success of the block, which is ranked number …

NEW YORK, November 5: HBO Sports is rolling out a new series of original short films, entitled Ring Life, across its digital media platforms, including HBO.com, HBO Mobile, HBO's YouTube channel and as free podcasts on the iTunes Store, beginning …

LONDON/NEW YORK, November 5: Entertainment Rights (ER) has signed a global publishing deal with the Penguin Group for the new preschool property Tinga Tinga Tales, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions in partnership with CBeebies in the U.K. and Playhouse Disney …

LONDON, November 5: Acorn Media Group has been appointed to handle the home-video distribution of more than 30 British mystery and drama titles from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) throughout the U.S. and Canada. The seven-year deal covers many titles that have …

LOS ANGELES, November 5: Adness Entertainment has signed Toy Network, a division of Manley Toys, as the amusement plush licensee for the Crack & Bonky franchise, with merchandise to be introduced at theme parks and in crane machines throughout the …

LONDON, November 5: Flame TV has signed a worldwide deal, excluding North America, for ALL3MEDIA International to distribute Heir Hunters, a doc format about companies that search for relatives of deceased family members who left behind valuable estates. ALL3MEDIA International …

MONTREAL, November 5: Principal photography is under way in Ottawa on the new science-fiction TV movie Carny, which Muse Entertainment and Brava Pictures are producing for the SCI FI Channel in the U.S. and Super Channel in Canada. Carny, distributed …

HARRINGTON PARK, November 5: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has signed a deal to be the exclusive international distributor, excluding the U.K., for Zig Zag Productions' World's Toughest Cops. The 9×1-hour series is hosted by Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock and …

November 2008 Robert Halmi, Jr. has worked in the family business, RHI Entertainment, for nearly three decades. Alongside the creative genius of his father, Robert Halmi, Sr., who has made some of the most famous and top-rated event mini-series and …

NEW YORK, November 4: While Viacom's third-quarter revenues were up slightly, rising 4 percent to $3.4 billion, its net earnings dropped 37 percent to $401 million, as a result of lower theatrical earnings at Paramount and reduced advertising revenues at …