World Screen

ABU DHABI, October 12: National Geographic Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi are committing a total of $100 million towards the production of ten to 15 factual feature films over the next five years. The titles, budgeted at between $5 million …

CANNES, October 12: Disney-ABC-ESPN Television has announced its first set of deals at MIPCOM, scoring slots in 78 markets across free TV and pay TV for the hit Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock. ProSieben’s launch of the film last …

CANNES, October 12: The global toy company Spin Master unveiled its entertainment arm at MIPCOM Junior today, with plans for developing and producing cross-media content offerings. Spin Master Entertainment will be led by Matt Wexler, from the parent toy company, …

CANNES, October 12: The Banff World Television Festival has added a sports category to its annual awards program, The Rockies. “The Banff World Television Awards have always reflected new trends in international programming and with the surge of sports-related programming …

CANNES, October 12: Available for the first time at MIPCOM, programming from Discovery Communications’ eco-dedicated network Planet Green features 250-plus hours of original fare. Launched in June, Planet Green reaches more than 50 million homes in the U.S. and is …

HILVERSUM, October 12: A number of new entertainment, reality and factual shows are featured in Endemol International’s catalogue, many of which have already secured deals in Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The 6×1-hour Sex Education, examining modern sexual culture, …

LOS ANGELES, October 12: The upcoming TNT series Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton and directed by Independence Day producer Dean Devlin, has achieved deals in more than 20 markets, via distributor Voltage Pictures. Produced by Devlin through his Electric Entertainment banner, …

LONDON, October 12: Spiderlight Films, the venture established by Martin Kemp and Rosie Kingham, is debuting its first project, the six-part Ice Patrol for Five, at MIPCOM this week, via Passion Distribution. The hour-long episodes take viewers on journey to …

NEW YORK, October 12: Girasole International, the media, marketing and distribution company founded by Emilia Nuccio in 2001, is offering up the rights to Lidia’s Family Table, a popular cooking series airing on public TV stations across the U.S. The …

VIENNA, October 12: A range of new mini-series and TV movies, as well as documentaries from the Universum strand, are on offer from the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). Among the mini-series from ORF is the 3×50-minute Nature Tech: How Engineers …