World Screen

ABERDEEN, April 24: Scottish independent Tern Television has been commissioned by ITV1 to produce The Diamond Geezers, a one-hour documentary that tells the story of the foiled Millennium Dome diamond robbery. The documentary will explore the truth behind the attempted …

TORONTO, April 24: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) presented its new web destination for stock-footage professionals, NFB IMAGES, to Hot Docs delegates and members of the Canadian filmmaking industry at an industry event yesterday, with the new site …

MUNICH, April 24: The new crime drama Innocent, represented worldwide by SevenOne International, has become the most successful German series premiere for ProSieben since 2005. Launched last night at 8:15 p.m., the series scored a 14.8-percent share among adults 14 …

TORONTO, April 24: The Canadian gay- and lesbian-targeted network OUTtv has licensed a slate of content to OUTTV Media in the Netherlands for what is being referred to as the first Dutch gay lifestyle television network. “We are very excited …

TORONTO, April 24: Platt Productions and Shaftesbury Films have teamed up again to produce Booky’s Crush, the third TV movie in a series of specials for CBC, to air in February 2009. The two-hour program is based on a set …

MONTREAL/BUENOS AIRES, April 24: In an effort to boost its business in South America, Distraction has entered into an alliance with The Latin Flower Company, the new venture established by Silvana D’Angelo. D’Angelo, a former Telefe and Dori Media executive, …

LONDON, April 24: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has renewed its distribution deal with British outfit Sally Head Productions, which was responsible for the BBC Four drama Fanny Hill. Under the three-year agreement, FME will continue to distribute Sally Head Productions’ projects …

TORONTO/LONDON, April 24: CBC has concluded a new deal with Granada International, part of ITV Worldwide, to continue airing the long-running British drama series Coronation Street in Canada. In addition, Granada and the Canadian pubcaster will co-launch a dedicated Coronation …

MUNICH, April 24: Germany’s Premiere Star will add an 18th channel to its programming package, Eurosport 2, which will feature the latest sport news highlights and more than 1,300 hours of live international sport coverage. Eurosport 2 will launch on …

NEW YORK, April 24: Oxygen has refreshed its brand, including a new logo and tagline, which will roll out across all platforms in June, and has added to its slate of original programming. With the new tagline, “Oxygen Everywhere,” the …