World Screen

NEW YORK/DULLES, April 8: ESPN is making short-form online video content from ESPN.com accessible through AOL Video and AOL Sports, marking the first time the network has offered its video content through an Internet portal. ESPN will show highlights from …

CANNES, April 8: The Internet TV platform Brightcove has secured several distribution partnerships to syndicate content on Bebo, Meebo, RockYou, Slide and Veoh. The partnerships will make the ad-supported third-party content distributed through Brightcove available for viewing on Bebo channels, …

CANNES, April 8: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) is aligning with Canal France International (CFI) for the launch of the France-Singapore Cross-Platform Programme Challenge to promote new multiplatform content collaboration. Supported by CFI and the MDA, in partnership …

LONDON, April 8: BBC Arabic, the British pubcaster’s new Arabic-language news channel, has expanded its distribution in the United Arab Emirates through a new deal with the cable TV platform E Vision. BBC Arabic is now available via Channel 41 …

CANNES, April 8: Disney-ABC International Television has licensed its Emmy Award-winning format The Amazing Race to Reshet in Israel, for a local version to be produced across Asia later this year. The new version will see contestants from Israel divided …

CANNES, April 8: A&E Television Networks (AETN) and ZDF Enterprises have extended their current multifaceted programming and co-production deal for three years. The terms call for ZDF Enterprises to acquire non-fiction programming from AETN’s History catalogue for ZDF’s history-oriented programming …

CANNES, April 8: Rai Due, the youth-focused channel of Italy’s state broadcaster, has snapped up two British drama series, Life on Mars and Primeval, from BBC Worldwide. Rai Due took on the first two seasons of both dramas, which have …

CANNES, April 8: MarVista Entertainment has completed an agreement with Spain’s Drimtim Entertainment to executive produce and distribute two new movies: Reflections and Stevie. The films will be co-produced by Drimtim Entertainment, Gestmusic Endemol Spain and Antena 3 Films, and …

LOS ANGELES, April 8: E! Entertainment Television will launch a new observational documentary series that looks at the life of Pamela Anderson, tentatively titled Pamela and set to debut this summer. Produced by award-winning filmmakers World of Wonder Productions, the …

CANNES, April 8: Granada International has secured a new three-year renewal of its output deal with SBS Broadcasting, with the expanded agreement including a significant commitment to daytime programming. Daytime programming included in the deal will be selected from Granada’s …