World Screen

BALTIMORE/NEW YORK, July 23: A range of programs from Sony Pictures Television are now available online on TidalTV, including content from The Minisode Network. More than 500 full-length episodes of classic series, including Married… with Children, Party of Five, Bewitched …

ATLANTA, July 23: Cartoon Network has begun developing original animated features based on Image Comics’ Firebreather and Mice Templar, as well as a live-action movie based on IDW Publishing's The Vanishers. "We're thrilled to expand our movie slate with both …

NEW YORK, July 23: Next month, Spike will present the latest in its Spike Guy Movies strand with RHI Entertainment’s Kung Fu Killer, featuring Kill Bill stars David Carradine and Daryl Hannah. Kung Fu Killer, slated to premiere August 17, …

LONDON, July 23: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has notched up additional deals for Dragons’ Den, licensing the format into Ireland, Sweden and the Czech Republic. In Ireland, the format will be produced by Screentime ShinAwiL for RTE, while in …

PAWTUCKET, July 23: Hasbro will launch a toy line on July 26 for the new animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, in addition to other items for the franchise, including a Millennium Falcon toy, action figures and a lightsaber. …

CULVER CITY, July 23: Saturday Night Live’s Seth Meyers, Bill Hader and Simon Rich have created and are starring in a new original web series, The Line, which will launch on Crackle.com. The seven-episode series features two friends as they …

TORONTO, July 23: Shaftesbury Films has begun production on season two of its one-hour drama series Murdoch Mysteries, which will premiere in spring 2009 on Citytv. Filming for the show will run until November 11 in Toronto and Hamilton with …

SYDNEY, July 23: Israel 10 has acquired the rights to produce a local version of Southern Star International’s hit reality series The Block. The Block features four couples moving into four identical apartments where they have 12 weeks to design, …

SYDNEY, July 23: Beyond Distribution will be the worldwide distributor of a factual programming lineup from the Debbie Travis Group that will be launched at MIPCOM. The collection of factual entertainment includes several new titles focused on the home. In …

MONTREAL, July 23: Distraction has secured sales for five of its formats, including a deal for The Next Great Leader in the Middle East. Pyramedia in the Middle East has taken on The Next Great Leader, with the company’s CEO, …