World Screen

LOS ANGELES, April 10: BabyFirst, a 24/7 commercial-free channel for babies, toddlers and their parents, has launched in Turkey via satellite provider Digiturk, reaching 2 million subscribers. The channel’s most recent rollout follows partnerships secured with terrestrial and satellite operators …

LONDON/CANNES, April 10: Zeal Entertainment, part of the Digital Rights Group (DRG), has been named as the official distributor of the Miss World Festival in 2008, marking the fourth year that it has secured the international rights to the televised …

CANNES, April 10: Registration is now open for the second annual Asia Factual Forum, which will take place in Singapore at the River View Hotel from December 7-9. Immediately preceding the Asia Television Forum and part of the Asia Media …

LONDON, April 10: 3DD Entertainment has secured the worldwide TV and VOD rights to this year’s Fashion Rocks, excluding the U.K. and the U.S. The event takes place on October 16 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Organized by …

CANNES, April 10: HIT Entertainment has entered into an international distribution and co-production agreement with Smartoonz, a division of Zeppelin Animation. The deal stipulates that HIT will distribute three of its preschool television shows internationally. HIT has acquired the distribution …

CANNES, April 10: Bavaria Media Television has sold its telenovela Storm of Love into two additional territories: Bosnia on PBS and Italian-speaking Switzerland on RTSI. In Italy, where Storm of Love has garnered successful prime-time ratings with commercial broadcaster Rete …

LONDON, April 10: Virgin1 has ordered Caribbean Cops, a factual series following the police forces in Jamaica and elsewhere, from October Films. Shot on location in Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago and St. Lucia, Caribbean Cops captures efforts of local police forces …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON, April 10: Alchemy Entertainment has struck an exclusive, multi-territory agreement with Universal Pictures International Entertainment to release a slate of its upcoming mini-series on DVD and VOD platforms around the world. With a combined production budget of more …

MUNICH/GRUENWALD/LORETO/ANCONA, April 10: Italian animation studio Rainbow S.p.A. has reached a five-year volume and co-production agreement with m4e, a German brand management and media company. The agreement grants m4e the rights to the next season of the animated series Winx …

LOS ANGELES, April 10: Playboy TV will commemorate 25 years of broadcasting by hosting a series of parties throughout the year across the U.S. The celebration kicked off with an event at the Playboy Mansion, and will continue on to …