World Screen

PHILADELPHIA/HOLLYWOOD/NEW YORK, June 2: The new bedtime-themed animated musical series Pajanimals will launch in November on PBS KIDS Sprout during its nighttime block, The Good Night Show. The short-form live-action series is produced by The Jim Henson Company and 4Kids …

MUNICH/LONDON, June 2: TV-Loonland and Canada’s CarpeDiem Film & TV have begun production on their new digitally animated manga-style series My Life Me, backed by TELETOON Canada and French broadcasters France 2 and Canal J. TV-Loonland will handle all international …

LONDON/MOSCOW, June 2: The Russian free-TV premiere of the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical on state broadcaster Channel One on Saturday, May 24, ranked number one in its time slot with both individuals 4 and older and young …

LOS ANGELES, June 2: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and FX will deliver ten minisodes of Rescue Me, which feature new content, to air commercial-free on the U.S. cable network on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. beginning June 24. Each five-minute minisode …

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 2: SIC has renewed its agreement with TV Globo for an additional four years, securing the exclusive broadcast rights to all of TV Globo’s new telenovelas produced up to 2012. The deal only includes telenovelas and …

LONDON, June 2: Disney Channel has commissioned Prism Entertainment to produce a new comedy sketch show, Life Bites, as part of its local-production initiative in the U.K. The 16×5-minute series features sketches that take on a variety of themes, including …

MONTE CARLO, June 2: The 48th Monte Carlo Television Festival, which is set to take place from June 8 to 12, will feature appearances by stars from shows distributed by CBS Paramount International Television, including Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominee Mark …

LOS ANGELES, June 2: MediaWorks NZ, which operates the TV3 and C4 channels in New Zealand, has finalized negotiations to renew its programming arrangement with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The negotiation is an extension of a relationship that was …

MIAMI, June 2: Disney Media Networks Distribution Latin America has licensed the U.S. Hispanic version of Desperate Housewives, produced for Univision, to TV Azteca in Mexico. Amas de Casa Desesperadas was produced in Buenos Aires by Pol-Ka Productions. Disney Media …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, June 2: Fiscal 2008 revenues at independent studio Lionsgate rose to a record $1.36 billion from $976.7 million, reflecting a 39-percent increase. Despite the full-year revenue gain, however, the studio posted a $74 million loss versus last yearÕs …