World Screen

LOS ANGELES/SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, July 1: Lionsgate has secured a first-look home-entertainment distribution deal with Comcast Entertainment Group (CEG) covering programming from E!, The Style Network and G4. The first program to be released under the new agreement is E!’s tanning …

COPENHAGEN, July 1: TV2 in Denmark has commissioned Nordisk Film TV World to produce three hours of daily live television starting in January 2009. Go Aften, which Nordisk has produced for six years, and Go Morgen are popular morning and …

NEW YORK, July 1: Spike TV has acquired the first season of the unscripted series Read Vice Cops Uncut, which is produced by Associated Television International (ATI). The show, filmed on location in Memphis and Orlando, features ride-along access with …

NASHVILLE, July 1: TNA Wrestling has secured an extended pay-TV agreement with Virgin Media Television’s Bravo channel, along with a new deal to supply a raft of its wrestling programming to BT Vision’s recently launched VOD service, effective through December …

NEW YORK, July 1: Chello Zone secured a representation deal with VOOM HD Networks to distribute the action-sports channel RUSH HD into Europe, Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia. While Chello Zone will represent RUSH HD throughout much …

NEW YORK/SANTA MONICA, July 1: JWT is on board as the sponsor for the first season DVD release of Lionsgate’s critically hailed AMC series Mad Men, with the agency including a branded ten-second spot in the boxed set, which hit …

LONDON, July 1: Chorion has named NSR as the new master toy licensee for its preschool property Noddy, along with signing new product distributors for the brand in the U.K., France and Benelux. Spin Master will handle all product distribution …

NORTH HILLS, July 1: Imperial Toy has secured the rights for a new line of bubble and sandbox toys based on HIT Entertainment’s preschool property Barney for spring 2009. Imperial will manufacture and market a complete bubble toy line, including …

LOS ANGELES, July 1: Three Program Partners crime dramas have been renewed for another year: Da Vinci’s Inquest will begin its fourth season, Cold Squad will start its third and ReGenesis will enter its second year. Set to return in …

BURBANK, July 1: Vivi Zigler has been promoted to president of NBC Universal Digital Entertainment, where she will lend her expertise to supporting all of the company’s entertainment websites. In her new position, Zigler will continue to oversee the NBC …