World Screen

MUNICH/LONDON, September 22: Camp Rock drew in 2.4 million viewers on Disney Channel in the U.K. in its premiere weekend, making it the most successful non-sequel ever on the channel, surpassing High School Musical by 23 percent and ranking number …

NEW YORK, September 22: SCI FI Channel has greenlit production on the new original drama series Warehouse 13, ordering 11 hours, including the previously produced two-hour pilot. The series follows two Secret Service agents who find themselves abruptly transferred to …

WEST PALM BEACH, September 22: ION Television has inked a multi-year acquisition deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, bringing 27 films to the network’s slate starting this fall and going through summer 2010. ION Television kicks off the first …

LOS ANGELES, September 22: Verizon’s FiOS TV will be the first service to carry the new suite of six targeted HD channels from Entertainment Studios, a producer and distributor of first-run syndicated television shows. The networks currently set to launch …

LONDON, September 22: Orbit Communications has struck a deal to air Chello Zone’s Zone Club in 23 territories across the Middle East under the locally re-branded banner of The Hollywood Channel. The re-branded channel will focus on offering lifestyle entertainment …

NEW YORK, September 22: To celebrate the 21st anniversary of Where’s Waldo?, Entertainment Rights (ER) has teamed up with travel-guide publisher Let’s Go as part of a multi-year worldwide content and marketing partnership. This marks Let’s Go’s first strategic partnership …

SYDNEY, September 22: Beyond Distribution has secured several international sales, including to ABC in Australia and TV2 in Norway, for the company’s new documentary The Suicide Tourist. Since the program’s launch at MIPTV, several territories have picked up this title, …

LONDON, September 22: Power will head to MIPCOM with a slate that includes the action-drama series Crusoe in addition to a diverse mix of mini-series and TV movies. This 13-part Crusoe is currently filming on location in South Africa and …

LONDON, September 22: In its fifth week airing on GMTV’s Toonattik block, BKN International’s Dork Hunters ranked as the fifth highest rated show in all of Britain with boys aged 4 to 9. The show tied with Disney’s American Dragon, …

TORONTO, September 22: 9 Story Entertainment is taking to MIPCOM its first prime-time animated project, Fugget About It. 9 Story will present buyers with a first look at the pilot of this sitcom, which follows the misadventures of a powerful …