World Screen

LONDON, October 10: Channel 4’s recently announced cost-cutting initiative has claimed the British broadcaster’s radio division, the closure of which is expected to save some £10 million next year. C4 is moving to save £100 million over the next two …

BURBANK, October 10: The Starz Media-owned DVD label Anchor Bay Entertainment is launching a theatrical film division that plans to release eight to ten titles a year. The new division, Anchor Bay Films, will be led by Anchor Bay Entertainment’s …

SINGAPORE, October 10: SCI FI, Universal Channel and KidsCo are all now available in Thailand, NBC Universal Global Networks announced today, via a partnership with Triple T Network Company. Triple T Network has just begun expanding its distribution business in …

LOS ANGELES, October 10: Production has begun in North Carolina on Eastbound and Down, a new HBO comedy series starring Danny McBride, who will also serve as executive producer alongside Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, Jody Hill and Ben …

MUNICH, October 10: SevenOne International has boosted its format catalogue, scoring a deal to represent titles from the established Belgian outfit Sultan Sushi. On the slate available to buyers at MIPCOM next week is Fata Morgana, in which a celebrity …

NEW YORK, October 10: SCI FI has licensed a slate of new TV movies from RHI Entertainment, including Hellhounds, directed by Ricky Schroder. The deal includes the basic cable rights for five new horror and thriller projects. Two have already …

LONDON, October 10: Ahead of MIPCOM Junior, BBC Worldwide has closed a deal with Gulli and Tiji in France for the acclaimed Ragdoll preschool show In the Night Garden, which has now been licensed into 24 markets. In the Night …

NEW YORK, October 10: On November 30, MTV is set to air a 90-minute special, from @radical.media and distributed outside of North America by FremantleMedia Enterprises, in which Britney Spears looks to set the record straight about her life and …

BURBANK, October 10: Tiger's Apprentice, based on the bestselling young-adult book by Lawrence Yep, is the latest live-action/CGI movie from Cartoon Network. Set to premiere in 2010, Tiger's Apprentice is now in preproduction, with staffing and casting currently under way …

LONDON, October 10: BKN International’s Barcelona- and London-based companies are co-producing Pocket Penguin Adventures, a new computer-animated HD series targeted at 4- to 7-year-olds, with Canada’s Huminah Huminah Animation. All scripts, music and post-production will be done in the U.K., …