World Screen

LONDON, November 4: Parthenon Factual scored record sales at this year's MIPCOM, including RTE scooping up a package of wildlife films. The 90-minute feature Knut and Friends sold to Japan and France 5, while Rivers & Life went to Films …

TORONTO, November 4: Canwest has unveiled the lineup of creative and on-screen talent for its slate of drama pilots, including Shattered, which will be directed by Prison Break's Bobby Roth. A Force Four Films/Blueprint Film and Television production, the one-hour …

DURBAN, November 4: Filmmakers can now submit their natural history productions for consideration for the ROSCAR (Rhino sculpture) Awards at the Durban Wild Talk Africa Film Festival and Conference, which will take place April 19 to 23, 2009, at the …

TORONTO, November 4: Breakthrough Animation is teaming up with Canadian preschool network Treehouse to produce a new 52×11-minute series, My Big Big Friend. The show will follow 4-year-old Yuri, who is shy but uses his imagination to go on brave, …

NEW YORK, November 4: The American music cable network Fuse has signed a three-year deal for the TV and online rights to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, starting in 2009 with a live broadcast from the …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES, November 4: Cookie Jar Entertainment has signed a five-year deal with family-focused new-media outfit Kaboose to revitalize its Mommy & Me brand online. The refreshed website, which is set to launch in January 2009, will feature daily mom-targeted …

LOS ANGELES, November 4: MarVista Entertainment has appointed Robyn Snyder as its VP of production and Paul Hazen as its VP of acquisitions and operations, while also bolstering its sales team with a key promotion. Snyder will oversee all aspects …

November 2008 Back in August of 2008, award-winning producer Effie T. Brown seemed on the verge of getting a $10-million loan for a slate of three films. “I had a deal with a lender and everything was great,” she recalls. …

NAME: Toot & Puddle ORIGIN: This new series is based on the bestselling books by Holly Hobbie. DISTRIBUTOR: National Geographic Television International (NGTI) TRAILER: Click here to view a clip from the show. CREATORS/EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Clint Eland at Mercury Filmworks …

NEW YORK, November 3: The heaviest TV watchers are also the most avid Internet users, according to newly released data from The Nielsen Company's TV/Internet Convergence Panel. The research reveals that the top fifth of Internet users spend more than …