World Screen

LOS ANGELES, May 1: Reality TV producer Evolution Media, responsible for shows like Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County, has signed a deal with award-winning restaurateur and interior designer Barbara Lazaroff to jointly develop a new culinary competition/documentary television …

LOS ANGELES, May 1: PorchLight Home Entertainment has taken on the U.S. DVD distribution rights to Boowa & Kwala from Granada International (GI). Boowa & Kwala is an animated preschool series that helps children develop their imagination through music and …

LOS ANGELES, May 1: BabyFirst has inked a deal to license its content for babies and toddlers to Shanghai Media Group’s (SMG) BesTV IPTV platform. BabyFirst has 24/7 carriage deals with terrestrial and satellite operators throughout Europe and Latin America, …

LONDON, May 1: National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has licensed a range of shows to Ireland’s state broadcaster RTE, including a host of wildlife fare. The package includes a number of new programs that were launched at MIPTV, such as …

NEW YORK/LONDON, May 1: AETN International has reached a licensing agreement with Five for three hit series: Ax Men, Ice Road Truckers and Intervention. Under the agreement, Five licensed Ax Men, which airs on History in the U.S., and the …

MIAMI, May 1: This June, Nickelodeon Latin America will launch local versions of its original one-hour magazine-style show Nickers, aimed at kids aged 8 to 15, in Argentina and Mexico. Nickers will launch in Argentina and Mexico on June 9. …

BRISTOL, May 1: British factual independent outfit Icon Films has been commissioned by National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), Smithsonian Networks (SN) and Granada International to produce Street Monkeys, a new 5×1-hour docu-soap that follows the story of wild Vervet monkeys …

LOS ANGELES, May 1: Madonna’s exclusive performance at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom was broadcast live to millions of viewers via an online feed at music.msn.com/Madonna last night, presented by MSN and Control Room, and will be available to international …

HILVERSUM, May 1: Endemol has secured the exclusive distribution and production rights in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Holland, Belgium and Portugal to the entertainment format Big in Japan from Los Angeles-based distributor Small World IFT. Created and owned by Denmark’s …

LONDON, May 1: BBC Worldwide’s international distribution of UKTV’s commissioned programming has generated revenues of more than £3.5 million ($6.9 million) from around the world. UKTV Food’s commissions generated more than £1.9 million ($3.75 million), with UKTV Style contributing a …