World Screen

STRASBOURG, October 16: According to data from the European Audiovisual Observatory, there are more than 6,500 TV channels available in the European Union and the candidate countries of Croatia and Turkey. The data comes from the Observatory’s MAVISE database, which …

LOS ANGELES, October 16: Mark Burnett Productions and Fox Television Studios are co-producing a new reality game show, Rouletter, which features an innovative spin on the traditional casino game, substituting letters for numbers. The show features a patent-pending design for …

MAINZ, October 16: Kids’ fare such as Jonathan M. Shiff’s The Elephant Princess, as well as event TV movies like The Miracle of Berlin from teamworx and UFA’s Ship of No Return, were among the best-selling titles for ZDF Enterprises …

CANNES, October 16: The new six-part documentary thriller series Extinctions is the first four-way co-production between Singapore, France, Canada and Brazil, and is set for distribution across TV, VOD and mobile, among other platforms. Extinctions will be co-produced by France …

LOS ANGELES, October 16: CBS Mobile has teamed up with FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) to launch an interactive game for The Price is Right that gives at-home players the chance to call in, guess the price of prizes and enter sweepstakes. …

LOS ANGELES, October 16: Taffy Entertainment’s 52×11-minute comedy series I Got a Rocket! has been picked up by Disney Channel in the U.K., Scandinavia and emerging markets, and is scheduled for an early 2009 debut. I Got a Rocket! is …

CANNES/SYDNEY, October 16: New Zealand broadcaster Prime Television has renewed its agreement with BBC Worldwide Australia to continue to air the hit motoring series Top Gear, while TVNZ also inked a deal for a number of new and returning programs. …

LONDON, October 16: This November, Cartoonito in the U.K. will launch a local version of the hit Australian live-action preschool show Hi-5 from Southern Star, with GMTV set to broadcast the series beginning April 2009. The 40×30-minute production features Chris …

NEW YORK, October 16: Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Life, Comedy Central’s first foray into fantasy-comedy, will be headlined by an ensemble cast that includes Matt Lucas (Little Britain) and Sean Maguire (Meet the Spartans). Joining Lucas and …

CANNES, October 16: Several shows from the Studio100 Media/EM.Entertainment library are now available for purchase and download from the iTunes Store in Germany. Titles available from the Studio100 TV section on the digital storefront include Tabaluga, Flipper & Lopaka, F.T.P.D.—Fairytale …