World Screen

ARLINGTON, May 20: Veria has unveiled a new lineup of original series scheduled to premiere on its natural-wellness lifestyle network, Veria TV, in fall 2008, along with naming Michael Pepe as the president of media networks. Pepe, the former president …

MIAMI, May 20: MensajeTV, the first Internet television network targeting Latina women in the U.S., is set to launch a broadband channel and social-networking site in July. Today, MensajeTV is comprised of three different channels that focus on different areas …

BARCELONA, May 20: Spain’s Imira Entertainment has signed a raft of new broadcast, licensing, interactive and home-entertainment deals for its girl-skewing animated series Lola & Virginia. Television sales include a deal with Nickelodeon Korea, which has become the fifth Nickelodeon …

MUNICH, May 20: Telepool has acquired the international rights to the two-part catastrophe drama The Volcano, a joint production from teamWorx and RTL. Based on a screenplay by Alexander Rümelin, the film depicts the impact of a volcanic eruption in …

WASHINGTON, May 20: Retirement Living TV (RLTV), the first network dedicated to people 55 and older, has reached new distribution deals with Kansas-based Sunflower Broadband and Massachusetts-based Atlantic Broadband. The network’s deal with independent cable operator Sunflower Broadband marks its …

TORONTO, May 20: Breakthrough Entertainment has sold more than 500 hours of its factual programming throughout the U.K., Canada, Europe, Asia and South Africa. In lifestyle fare, Manic Organic was picked up by broadcasters in Hungary, Russia, Israel and South …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, May 20: Shout! Factory and 4Kids Entertainment have inked a multi-year home-entertainment agreement for Dinosaur King. The deal provides Shout! Factory with the licensing rights as the exclusive home-entertainment distributor for the series in the U.S. Multiple …

LONDON, May 20: Starting today, FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will offer selected performances from the first season of the music performance series Live From Abbey Road through the iTunes Store in the U.S. The show features performances from well-known musicians and …

LOS ANGELES, May 20: Setanta Sports and Fox Soccer Channel have announced the renewal of their U.S. broadcasting rights deals with The Football Association. The new agreements run from the 2008/09 through 2011/12 seasons. Setanta Sports and Fox Soccer Channel …

LONDON, May 20: Granada International has sold the format Come Dine With Me to Antena 3 in Spain and SBS Broadcasting’s Net 5 in the Netherlands. Local versions are currently on air in France on M6, the U.K. on Channel …