World Screen

LOS ANGELES, September 19: Lawless Entertainment has struck a deal with Noble Productions, in association with Lava Box Entertainment Group, to distribute the feature film Noble Things across all media. Noble Things is the story of down-and-out country singer Jimmy …

TORONTO, September 19: Nerdland, a new stop-motion pilot from Cuppa Coffee Studios, is set make its debut to international buyers at MIPCOM, and is launching this fall on TELETOON. The teen comedy follows the misadventures of a group of pop-culture …

LOS ANGELES, September 18: Of the some 10,300 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) members who responded to a mail-in poll—less than 10 percent of its base—87.3 percent said the union should keep negotiating for a better deal. According to the union, …

LONDON/HAMILTON, September 18: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has clinched a deal with MTV Networks International for a dedicated MTV channel in the Czech Republic that is set for launch next year. The multi-year licensing agreement grants CME the rights …

LONDON, September 18: Following a restructure, ITV’s worldwide distribution arm for TV, home entertainment, publishing, consumer products and international networks, led by Peter Iacono, is being renamed ITV Global Entertainment. The ITV Global Entertainment brand replaces ITV Worldwide, the previous …

LONDON, September 18: FremantleMedia has set up a new division to roll out cash-prize games based on its stable of properties, kicking it off with agreements with NextGen and Electracade. NextGen and Electracade, leading developers of cash-prize-based online games, will …

LONDON, September 18: UKTV is set to launch its new entertainment channels Watch, Alibi and G.O.L.D. this fall, with lineups that include series like Richard and Judy’s New Position and Blackadder: The Whole Rotten Saga. Richard and Judy’s New Position …

MADRID, September 18: Focus on Spain, a series of events and conferences that will take place at this year’s MIPCOM, puts the spotlight on innovation and creativity in the Spanish audiovisual industry. On October 14, a high-profile networking lunch will …

LOS ANGELES, September 18: Celebrating its fifth year in business, MarVista will head to MIPCOM with a slate of new titles, headlined by Reflections. Reflections stars Academy Award-winner Timothy Hutton as Europol agent Tom Brindle, who is called to Barcelona …

SINGAPORE, September 18: HBO Asia next week launches its on-demand service on Singaporean cable platform StarHub, delivering up to 40 movies and original series at any one time. HBO On Demand will be offered at no additional charge exclusively to …