World Screen

ATLANTA, July 22: Alex Winter is returning to Cartoon Network to direct and executive-produce the latest live-action film in the Ben 10 franchise, with screenwriter John Turman on board to pen the script. Based on the animated series Ben 10: …

LONDON, July 22: Three series from Twentieth Century Fox—24, Bones and My Name is Earl—are now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store in the U.K. Customers can purchase seasons one through six of 24, seasons one through …

LONDON, July 22: Sky has lined up Universal Music Group as the first label partner for its upcoming digital music service for consumers in the U.K. and Ireland, slated to launch later this year. The online music service will be …

STAMFORD, July 22: World Wrestling Entertainment is renaming its Los Angeles-based subsidiary WWE Films as WWE Studios, reflecting the division’s mandate to develop entertainment across theatrical features, direct-to-DVD movies, scripted TV movies and series and reality programming. “The name change …

NEW YORK, July 22: The Great Adventures of Bert and Ernie, the claymation series produced by Sesame Workshop, NDR, Ki.Ka and Milkshake!, will air in the U.S. during Sesame Street, beginning next month. The five-minute segments, originally created for broadcast …

MOSCOW, July 22: CTC Media has finished production on the ninth season of the sitcom My Fair Nanny, with scripts for the new episodes developed exclusively for the Russian broadcaster. My Fair Nanny, which will premiere its ninth season this …

BEVERLY HILLS, July 22: Amy Poehler, of Saturday Night Live fame, is set to star in NBC’s new comedy series from Greg Daniels and Mike Schur, the executive producers of The Office. Last week, Poehler was nominated for an Emmy …

HARRINGTON PARK/MOSCOW, July 22: Moscow-based broadcaster Red Media Group has purchased more than 100 hours of content from Janson Media for its various new channels, including HD Life and Kitchen TV. HD Life, the first HDTV channel to launch in …

NEW YORK, July 22: U.S. Spanish network V-me will air the award-winning six-part Italian drama Corleone, which follows the rise and fall of the infamous Sicilian mob boss Salvatore “Toto” Riina. The series will air every Monday from August 4 …

LOS ANGELES, July 22: PorchLight Home Entertainment (PHE) has acquired the U.S. DVD distribution rights to the four 30-minute programs in the Little Leaders series for its new faith-based INSPIRE label. The programs from The Little Leaders Company for ages …