World Screen

LONDON, May 21: Sam Neill, Sean Bean and Joss Ackland have joined the cast of Crusoe, a 13-part series co-produced by Power, Muse and Moonlight based on Daniel Defoe’s classic novel. Written by Stephen Gallagher (Eleventh Hour) and directed by …

SAN BRUNO/KNOXVILLE, May 21: Scripps Networks has reached a deal with YouTube to launch branded channels for its stable of lifestyle networks—HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network and Fine Living Network—on the online video-sharing site. These new YouTube channels will offer …

TORONTO, May 21: Cuppa Coffee Studios has closed a deal with SBS Television in Australia for the soon-to-debut stop-motion comedy series Life’s a Zoo.tv. The 20-episode series was first commissioned by TELETOON, set to premiere in its post-9 p.m. Detour …

MONTREAL, May 21: Skeye Inflight Entertainment has been named the exclusive airline distributor of Sesame Workshop’s children’s programs and will offer them as part of its catalogue in multiple languages. Aside from its various local versions of Sesame Street, Sesame …

LOS ANGELES, May 21: Jetix Latin America has acquired the cable TV rights from Televix Entertainment for the second season of the animated adventure series Chaotic, and has also picked up the latest installment of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back …

MONTREAL, May 21: Distraction has finalized deals on a slew of programs, including its Ripe Digital Entertainment catalogue, in markets such as Europe, the Middle East and South America, among others. The reality entertainment format The Big Experiment, which has …

CANNES, May 21: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has completed licensing agreements for 31 motion pictures and TV series at the Cannes Film Festival. New licensing agreements include the romantic comedy The Deal, starring William H. Macy and Meg Ryan, to …

NEW YORK, May 21: Sundance Channel has added two British eco-reality series, Outrageous Wasters and the second season of It’s Not Easy Being Green, to the lineup of its environmental block, The Green. Outrageous Wasters, a four-part series that follows …

NEW ORLEANS, May 21: Production will begin in August for ten new episodes of the half-hour improvisational original comedy Head Case, to air on Starz. Alexandra Wentworth will reprise the role of Dr. Goode, alongside Emmy-nominated actor Steve Landesberg, who …

NEW YORK, May 21: General Motors (GM) has agreed to a multifaceted advertising sponsorship of Discovery Communications’ Planet Green, a 24-hour eco-lifestyle network that will be available to 50 million homes beginning June 4. For GM, the partnership includes premier …