World Screen

LONDON, October 7: Building off their current first-look agreement, FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and Insight Production Company have struck a deal to co-fund the development of new projects. The companies’ current agreement grants FME a first look at distributing Insight’s projects …

LONDON, October 7: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) is set to premiere the fourth season of the award-winning series Rescue Me on iTunes in the U.K. ahead of its TV launch. In the lead up to the debut of season …

HILVERSUM, October 7: Endemol Moscow has been commissioned by Channel One to produce a Russian adaptation of the Talpa series Vipers Nest to air in prime time. The series, originally produced by Endemol Netherlands, mixes drama and comedy to tell …

LONDON, October 7: British broadcaster Five will make many of its popular shows, including Home and Away and Fifth Gear, available for on-demand viewing on BT Vision. BT Vision will be the first on-demand service in the U.K. to feature …

LONDON, October 7: BBC Worldwide has made a selection of programs, including Dragons Alive and How to Build a Human, available on the iTunes Store in Germany. iTunes customers in Germany can now purchase single episodes and complete seasons of …

LONDON, October 7: More than 20 hours of ESPN Classic’s sports content will be added each month to Go!View, a VOD service from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and SKY for PlayStation Portable (PSP) in the U.K. and Ireland. ESPN Classic …

LOS ANGELES, October 7: Lifetime Movie Network has begun preproduction on The Natalee Holloway Story (working title), based on the real-life case of a U.S. teenage girl who disappeared while on vacation in Aruba. The movie is based on the …

LONDON, October 7: National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has closed a number of sales with French broadcasters for titles such as Mysteries of the Moose, Dino Autopsy and Incredible Human Machine. Canal Plus acquired the blue-chip specials Mysteries of the …

NEW YORK/MUMBAI, October 7: American Greetings Properties has signed a co-production deal with India’s DQ Entertainment to create a 52×11-minute television series for the Maryoku Yummy property. The first full-length episode will be available for screening at MIPCOM, with full …

NEW YORK, October 7: MyNetworkTV received its highest viewership ever with the two-hour premiere of WWE Friday Night SmackDown last week. Previously broadcast on The CW, SmackDown also gave MyNetworkTV its highest viewership ever in males 18 to 34 and …