World Screen

LOS ANGELES, September 9: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed an agreement with comedian, actress and talk-show host Caroline Rhea and her production studio, lol productions, to develop two original series for the online comedy channel Atomic Wedgie. Rhea and producing …

ENCINO, September 9: Solid Entertainment has secured the worldwide broadcast rights to the Stephen Strout documentary Revolution Green, which is narrated by Woody Harrelson. Revolution Green centers on Bob King, a diesel mechanic who spent his own money to establish …

LONDON, September 9: Chorion has completed broadcast deals with Five in the U.K. and France 5 for Noddy In Toyland, the brand-new series in the hit preschool franchise. Based on the book by Enid Blyton, which has continuously been in …

NEW YORK, September 9: VOOM HD Networks has signed a channel representation agreement with DLA, bringing VOOM HD to Central and South America for the first time. This is VOOM HD’s first extension into the region. In addition to English …

ARLINGTON, September 9: The PBS KIDS GO! website now features an advertising-free, streaming video player that offers hundreds of video clips and a range of full-length episodes from shows such as WordGirl, Animalia, Arthur and Martha Speaks. At launch, the …

LOS ANGELES, September 9: PorchLight Home Entertainment (PHE) has acquired the U.S. and Canadian DVD rights for the feature film Entry Level for its Ocean Park label, which is devoted to cutting-edge independent films. Additionally, parent company PorchLight Entertainment picked …

KIEV, September 9: Kostiantyn Striukov has been appointed as the general manager of MTV Ukraine and will oversee the channel’s operations starting October 1. Striukov joins MTV Ukraine from media agency Starcom Ukraine, where, as managing director, he was responsible …

LONDON, September 9: Simon Fuller’s 19 Entertainment has appointed Janet Scardino as president of commercial. Scardino will be tasked with building relationships with global brands across a variety of platforms, including television, digital, mobile and live events. Based in New …

LONDON, September 9: Baby Networks has expanded its London-based executive team by naming Ralf Kies as director of licensing and merchandising. In this role, Kies will oversee the off-air strategic commercial development of the BabyTV brand across home entertainment, licensing …

LONDON, September 8: ITV’s stock price rose almost 7 percent today following reports that Mediaset is interested in acquiring a stake in the British commercial broadcaster. Gina Nieri, director of Mediaset, told The Telegraph newspaper in the U.K. that the …