World Screen

CANNES, October 13: The nominations for the 36th In ternational Emmy Awards were unveiled at a press conference in Cannes today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, with the U.K. leading the pack with eight nods, followed …

CANNES, October 13: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) announced several sales on its new drama Merlin at MIPCOM this morning, including German broadcaster RTL, which also scooped up the rights to the new Australian production The Strip. The Strip is a 13×1-hour …

CANNES, October 13: Endemol South East Asia is expanding into Malaysia, relocating its regional headquarters to Kuala Lumpur from Bangkok, Thailand. In setting up its new operation, Endemol has been working with MDeC (Multimedia Development Corporation), which runs the MSC …

CANNES, October 13: Deals announced by Disney-ABC-ESPN Television at MIPCOM today included a slate of content for Poland’s TVP and an ad-supported VOD agreement with Canada’s CityTV. In Canada, episodes of season three of Ugly Betty will be available via …

SANTA MONICA, October 13: Japan’s Pony Canyon has taken on the broadcast and DVD rights for the first two seasons of Lionsgate’s Emmy Award-winning drama Mad Men, as well as the sci-fi thriller The Lost Room. Pony Canyon also negotiated …

NEW YORK/CANNES, October 13: Entertainment Rights (ER) has clinched a U.S. slot for its new CGI animation Shelldon, and has taken on the rights to the award-winning preschool property Me, Myself and the Others. The series Shelldon is set to …

WASHINGTON/BOSTON, October 13: National Geographic Television (NGT) and NOVA have closed a multiyear editorial agreement to collaborate on a number of new programs, which will air on the PBS science series NOVA and be handled internationally by NGT. Programs currently …

CANNES, October 13: RHI Entertainment is showcasing its new event mini-series Meteor, which has already clocked up presales with a number of European broadcasters, including Mediaset. Mediaset in Italy, Tele München in Germany and Antena 3 in Spain have all …

NEW YORK/LONDON, October 13: Crime & Investigation Network HD (CI HD) and The Biography Channel HD (BIO HD) will now be carried on Sky’s high-definition platform in the U.K. and Ireland, and will be operated by The History Channel UK, …

CANNES, October 13: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has signed a new two-year deal with MTV OY in Finland for 600 hours of programming, including the new reality series Victoria Silvstedt: My Perfect Life, in addition to renewing its agreement …