World Screen

LONDON, October 30: Sky1 has secured the exclusive British broadcast rights for FremantleMedia Enterprises’ (FME) new 90-minute doc Britney: For the Record to air less than 24 hours after the film’s U.S. debut on MTV. Produced by @radical.media, Britney: For …

LONDON, October 30: Chorion has inked an output deal to provide ITV with eight new Agatha Christie adaptations for broadcast in 2009 and 2010, including a new take on the classic Murder on the Orient Express. The deal calls for …

LONDON, October 30: Tapping into its Talent Fund, FremantleMedia has reached a deal to represent the rights, outside of the U.K., to the entire slate of formats and completed programs from British outfit Fever Media, which is known for its …

LOS ANGELES, October 30: E! Entertainment Television has ordered a second season of the half-hour reality series Denise Richards: It’s Complicated, which follows the daily life of the actress as she juggles motherhood and romance while in the Hollywood spotlight. …

LOS ANGELES, October 30: The Citi affiliate Continental Entertainment Capital (CEC) has committed to providing financing for six new feature films from kids’ and family outfit Dolphin Entertainment. The funds will be used to cover production, print and advertising costs …

LONDON, October 30: Cartoon Network has picked up the exclusive U.S. broadcast rights for Animation Collective’s live-action, short-form series Thumb Wrestling Federation: TWF, with season one set to launch on November 3. Seasons two through four will run in succession …

LONDON, October 30: Target Entertainment Group sold more than 500 hours of drama programming at this year’s MIPCOM, with series such as Taggart receiving pickups from NRK in Norway, KRO in the Netherlands and VRT in Belgium. A U.S. DVD …

UNIVERSAL CITY, October 30: Universal Media Studios has signed a two-year exclusive first-look TV development deal with Jennifer Lopez and her company, Nuyorican Productions, which she runs with producing partner Simon Fields. The deal will focus on creating a variety …

LONDON, October 30: UKTV Style has recommissioned Tern TV to produce a fifth season of the hit format Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses, which this time around will focus on transforming five modern-day teenagers. Teen Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses will feature …

NEW YORK/EL SEGUNDO, October 30: DIRECTV MÁS, a U.S. Spanish- and English-language programming service, has added History en Español to its channel lineup. The Spanish-language network combines programming from the U.S. and Latin America with a spotlight on Hispanic culture. …