World Screen

TORONTO, June 9: JumpTV, a Canadian-based online streaming broadcaster of sports and international television, has reached an agreement to merge with NeuLion, a New York-based provider of web-based IPTV services to customers such as the National Hockey League and the …

LONDON, June 9: After extensive focus-group research, HIT Entertainment has announced plans to produce two of its signature brands, Thomas & Friends and Bob the Builder, in CGI. Christopher Skala, executive producer and senior VP of production and programming at …

SÃO PAULO, June 9: Globo TV International has renewed a volume agreement to supply up to a 1,000 hours of programming per year to Ecuadorian broadcaster Ecuavisa until 2011, a 10-percent volume increase on the current agreement between the two …

LOS ANGELES, June 9: Adness Entertainment has licensed Kamen Rider Dragon Knight to 4Kids Entertainment to air in the U.S. on its Saturday morning kids’ block on The CW, and has named Bandai America as the master toy licensee for …

TORONTO/LONDON, June 9: DECODE Enterprises has licensed Franny’s Feet to PBS KIDS Sprout for launch July 4 at noon in a special 90-minute block as part of the network’s Summer Fun Fridays. The following morning the program will move to …

LONDON, June 9: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) will be showcasing a number of new formats at DISCOP this month, headlined by the Rose D’Or-winning game show Power of 10. Since its debut on CBS in August 2007, Power of …

LONDON, June 9: Magma dd has signed an agreement to be the licensing, distribution and broadcast partner in Eastern Europe for the recently merged entity of Granada Ventures and Granada International. The first deal within the new arrangement sees Magma …

LONDON, June 9: Cake Distribution has secured a host of home-video deals for Skunk Fu!, including a recent agreement that covers the U.S. and Canada. NCircle Entertainment has set a home-video release for Skunk Fu! for December in the U.S. …

TORONTO, June 9: Cookie Jar Entertainment is set to launch a trading-card game based on its multiplatform property Magi-Nation, brought to the market by 3 Point Entertainment. The trading-card game, set to launch later this year, will allow players to …

LOS ANGELES, June 9: Toei Animation will roll out a range of animated content online, with Slam Dunk and Fist of the North Star scheduled to launch this month. Each series will be available for download on IGN.com’s Direct2Drive section. …