World Screen

TORONTO, October 12: More than 800 episodes of high-definition lifestyle programming from Veria TV joins The Fremantle Corporation’s MIPCOM slate, which also includes the preschool series Power Force and indie films from Westlake Entertainment. Titles on offer from the Veria …

SINGAPORE, October 12: Heading into its third anniversary, Singaporean distributor 6-6-8 has set up a new division that will be responsible for rolling out channel brands in the Asian region. 6-6-8 Channel Syndication will initially focus its efforts on Singapore’s …

LOS ANGELES, October 12: IM Global Television has acquired the international rights to a raft of upcoming projects, including a three-picture deal with Canada’s Incendo Media. Included in the deal is Hidden Crimes, the story of a woman whose life …

LOVELAND, October 12: Grizzly Adams Productions, named after its long-running NBC series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, has inked an international distribution agreement with Princ Films. Princ Films will now represent the worldwide broadcast and DVD licensing rights …

TOKYO, October 12: Japan’s d-rights, a producer of animated and live-action content, is teaming with Dubai-based NewBoy FZCO, which specializes in toys and other merchandise, for a new animated series. Owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and headquartered in Tokyo, d-rights’ credits …

AMSTERDAM, October 12: NTVF Productions is at MIPCOM this week with the dating format Switch, which is set to launch in Latin America next month. In the format from the Dutch outfit, ten singles go speed-dating to find their match …

NEW YORK, October 11: With the difficult economic conditions in the U.S., both Viacom and CBS Corporation have revised their projected earnings estimates for 2008. Viacom now expects to deliver mid-single to low double-digit growth in adjusted diluted earnings per …

SAN DIEGO, October 11: The lifestyle and entertainment channel WealthTV has lodged carriage complaints against several pay-TV platforms, including Comcast and Time Warner, with an Administrative Law Judge set to recommend a decision to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) within …

LOS ANGELES, October 11: Cartoon Network channels across the globe will premiere a new 26-episode series featuring MGM’s iconic Pink Panther in the fall of 2009. Turner Broadcasting and MGM announced late yesterday that they are teaming for the new …

LOS ANGELES, October 11: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution and Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) are working together to facilitate the digital delivery of broadcast material for RTL in Germany, as well as other partners across Europe. The move is part …