World Screen

MUMBAI, June 16: Taj TV’s Ten Sports has secured the exclusive broadcast rights through 2014 to more than 450 hours of first-run content from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in the Indian sub-continent. WWE content presented on Ten Sports across India, …

HONG KONG, June 16: Channel [V] International has signed an exclusive deal to premiere the new reality series Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, which follows the heiress as she searches for a new gal pal, shortly after its U.S. debut …

SEATTLE, June 16: CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com group of companies, has reached an agreement with HBO Video to make a selection of documentaries from HBO and Cinemax available for purchase online through its DVD on Demand service. The service …

LONDON, June 16: The MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF) has unveiled the shortlist for the seventh annual Channel of the Year awards, which will be announced on Saturday, August 23. The six channels nominated in the Best Non Terrestrial …

TORONTO, June 16: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has concluded ten licensing agreements in eight territories on 17 motion pictures and television series, including a broadcast deal with GloboSat/Globo for five dramas. The new licensing agreements were inked with distributors in …

LONDON, June 16: ALL3MEDIA International has secured a raft of deals on behalf of its sister company Lion Television for its factual programming in Europe, including one with Discovery Poland for two one-hour specials: Murder in Paradise 1943 and The …

TORONTO, June 16: 9 Story Entertainment and Darius Films will team up to produce a pilot, called Fugget About It, for a prime-time animated sitcom that follows the misadventures of a powerful former mob boss and his family. The pilot …

MUNICH, June 16: earthTV has signed an agreement with Google that provides YouTube users access to its 80 worldwide camera locations, offering hourly insights into life in cities and nature areas across the globe. earthTV.com’s broadcast-quality, hi-tech, remote-controlled cameras allow …

TV Kids Weekly, June 10, 2008 Executive VP of Global Sales DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment has been creating quality content for children since the ’80s and in recent years has found a niche catering to young girls. “DIC has really …

TV Kids Weekly, June 10, 2008 ORIGIN: Based on an original concept by Larry Schwarz, the CEO and founder of Animation Collective. DISTRIBUTOR: Animation Collective represents the series worldwide, excluding Latin America, which is handled by Televix Entertainment. CREATOR: Larry …