World Screen

TORONTO, May 6: Family Channel will debut the music-filled Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock on its on-demand service prior to the debut on its linear service, along with a sneak peek of the first installment of the Disney Channel …

NEW YORK, May 6: Univision and The Vidal Partnership have teamed up for the soccer-based entertainment property El Juego Supremo (The Ultimate Match), with Nissan North America and Sprint as the exclusive network sponsors. El Juego Supremo will air on …

NEW YORK, May 6: SCI FI Channel has acquired the off-network cable rights to Ghost Whisperer from CBS Television Distribution, for launch in fall 2009, in addition to a raft of other titles from the CBS library. SCI FI will …

BURBANK, May 6: NBC Universal has secured an exclusive overall first-look deal with the award-winning duo Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz of Magical Elves, the production team behind the hit shows Top Chef and Project Runway. The agreement provides NBC …

LONDON, May 6: Entertainment Rights (ER) has inked several digital partnerships to deliver a selection of its classic animated kids’ programming to the platforms YouTube, Joost and Babelgum. ER will make shows such as He-Man, She-Ra, Trapdoor, Felix the Cat, …

HONG KONG, May 6: Granada International has sold more than 300 hours of high-definition programming to Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan, which will be available through the company’s Multimedia On-Demand (MOD) IPTV-VOD service. Titles included in the deal are My Boy …

LONDON, May 6: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has sold the new fantasy family drama series Merlin to NBC for a prime-time premiere this winter. Merlin will debut first in the U.K. on BBC One this fall. Consisting of 13 hour-long episodes, …

HILVERSUM, May 6: Endemol and Talpa Content have struck a new deal to launch joint ventures in six territories—the U.S., the U.K., France, Spain, Italy and Germany—that will be dedicated to selling, producing and commercially exploiting TV formats developed by …

LOS ANGELES, May 6: Vince McMahon, the founder of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), will receive the Promax/BDA Lifetime Achievement Award during its upcoming 53rd annual conference, taking place June 17 to 19 at the Hilton New York Hotel. In addition …

TORONTO, May 6: The Banff World Television Festival, set for June 8 to 11, will present its Outstanding Achievement Award to ABC Studios, with the company’s president, Mark Pedowitz, due to attend. On June 9, ABC Studios will be honored …