World Screen

PARIS, May 15: Taffy Entertainment, in partnership with its Latin American agent Hola Entertainment, has sold the free-TV rights in Mexico for the animated series Growing Up Creepie and The Fantastic Four to Televisa. The 52×11-minute series Growing Up Creepie …

NEW YORK, May 13: Sesame Workshop will begin production on a new, updated version of its classic ’70s kids’ literacy-focused series The Electric Company, for premiere throughout the U.S. on PBS KIDS in January 2009. Targeted at 6- to 9-year-olds, …

LOS ANGELES, May 13: PorchLight Home Entertainment (PHE) is set to launch a new label, Ocean Park Home Entertainment, which will feature independent films that appeal to a broad demographic. The first two titles slated for release under the Ocean …

LONDON, May 13: CBBC has commissioned the BBC’s Natural History Unit to produce Steve's Deadly 60, a new wildlife series that sees presenter Steve Backshall travel to six continents to uncover some of the world’s most dangerous creatures. Premiering in …

NEW YORK, May 13: NBC has named Jimmy Fallon, a Saturday Night Live alum, as the new host of Late Night when Conan O’Brien moves to The Tonight Show in 2009. First entering the circuit as a stand-up comedian, Fallon …

LOS ANGELES, May 13: Fox Filmed Entertainment is launching a new division to produce and acquire local-language films for key global territories, and has placed veteran studio exec Sanford Panitch at its helm. Fox International Productions (FIP) will focus on …

BURBANK, May 13: The Walt Disney Company is looking to enhance the research it can offer its clients about viewer engagement, announcing plans to set up an emerging-media and advertising research lab. Developed in conjunction with Professor Duane Varan, the …

NEW YORK, May 13: Production on the hit ABC series Ugly Betty will be moving to New York City to take advantage of new tax credits, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced yesterday, creating more than 200 jobs in the city. …

NEW YORK/CUPERTINO, May 13: Apple has agreed to a flexible pricing deal with HBO that brings series like The Sopranos and Sex and the City to the iTunes Store. Television fare from the likes of ABC, The CW and Showtime, …

RESTON, May 13: According to a new report from digital research firm comScore, American Internet users viewed 11.5 billion online videos during March, a 13-percent gain on the figures in February and a 64-percent rise since the year-ago period. In …