World Screen

PARIS, May 27: Reed MIDEM has canceled AMAZIA 2008, its new content market for Asia, which was due to take place for the first time in Hong Kong from November 17-20. Reed MIDEM’s chief executive, Paul Zilk, noted: “Reaction to …

SINGAPORE, May 23: NBC Universal has appointed Natalie Gee, previously with AETN All Asia Networks, to the newly created role of creative director of its Global Networks Asia Pacific division, effective immediately. Reporting to Raymund Miranda, the managing director of …

BOSTON/VANCOUVER, May 23: WGBH Boston and Studio B Productions have appointed Lindberg Licensing & Promotions (LLP) as the exclusive North American licensing agency for their animated co-production Martha Speaks. Lindberg Licensing & Promotions will develop the Martha Speaks licensing and …

VICTORIA, May 23: Chello Zone’s Extreme Sports Channel has acquired the broadcast rights to the reality series Backpackers for several European territories from Australia’s World Wide Entertainment. Extreme Sports Channel has picked up the broadcast rights to the series for …

HILVERSUM, May 23: Endemol has teamed up with Destination Software Incorporated (DSI) for the release of a new video game based on its game-show franchise 1 vs. 100 for the portable Nintendo DS system. The deal between DSI and Endemol …

LONDON, May 23: UKTV Food has commissioned Eagle Media Productions to produce James Martin’s French Road Trip, a new series that follows British chef James Martin in his culinary travels across France, retracing the journey he made as a student …

NEW YORK, May 23: Boris Krutonog, a Russian-born actor who says he created the A&E reality series Dog the Bounty Hunter, has sued the show's producers for at least $5 million that he claims they owe him in royalties, salary …

MUNICH/LONDON, May 23: Your Family Entertainment has acquired a 3-percent stake in TV-Loonland’s issued share capital. The new shareholder is Your Family Entertainment/Dr. Stefan Piech/Film & Medien Beteiligungs. A statement from Your Family Entertainment noted: “We are of the opinion, …

SINGAPORE, May 23: Next month, MOBTV.sg, MediaCorp’s subscription video-on-demand platform, will make its original TV drama, A Mobile Love Story, available to its customers for free online streaming ahead of its scheduled free-to-air telecast this September. The first ten episodes …

BURBANK, May 23: Disney-ABC Television Group’s Stage 9 Digital Media and Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television have formed an exclusive partnership to give students an opportunity to develop original short-form content for the recently launched new-media studio. …