World Screen

PARIS, April 22: A total of 13,360 people attended MIPTV featuring MILIA, according to organizers Reed MIDEM, with representatives from 4,551 companies in 111 countries. The figures show a small gain on the 13,311 people and 4,548 companies who participated …

LONDON, April 21: Nuts TV will broadcast the 2008 PDC U.S. Open on May 17-18 as part of a package of darts programming on the male-skewing channel. In May, Nuts TV’s coverage will focus on live darts at the Mohegan …

PARAMUS, April 21: The Italian American Network (I A Net), a new ad-supported multiplatform media company, has been created to provide Americans with a daily window into the Italian and Italian-American experience. The new company has just launched its English-language …

LYON, April 21: The international European news network EuroNews is airing two English-language news blocks to more than 15 million households in the U.S. via independent non-commercial broadcaster MHz Worldview. The 30-minute newscasts are featured on MHz Worldview at 8:30 …

LONDON, April 21: PPC Enterprises has licensed the pan-European merchandising rights for Pinky & Perky, a CGI children’s comedy series that is a modern update of a classic brand, to toy manufacturer Martin Yaffe. Martin Yaffe will produce a series …

HARRINGTON PARK, April 21: The new lifestyle travel series Travel With Kids, which shares tips and tricks for traveling on family vacations, is now available for the first time to television, VOD, DVD/video and new-media markets worldwide through Janson Media. …

TORONTO, April 21: Peace Arch Entertainment has closed television and DVD deals on 18 titles in 14 territories at MIPTV, the best showing in the company’s history. The four-hour mini-series Guns was picked up by RTL2 in Germany, Free Dolphin …

LONDON, April 21: Philip Winchester (Flyboys, Thunderbirds) and Anna Walton (The Mutant Chronicles, Hell Boy II: The Golden Army) have been tapped for the lead roles in Power’s 13-part series Crusoe, which is currently in pre-production for NBC. Duane Clark …

BURBANK, April 21: ABC.com has launched the first video podcast of Ugly Betty, hosted by Michael Urie and Becki Newton, who play Marc and Amanda on the show, as well as LOSTscape, dedicated to fans of the hit series Lost. …

DUBAI, April 21: Tatweer, a member of Dubai Holding, has reached a deal with Marvel Entertainment in the U.S. to develop a Super Heroes theme park in Dubai, featuring characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four and …