World Screen

LONDON/NEW YORK, April 3: Chorion’s The Mr. Men Show is making its French debut on France 5 on April 12, which follows on successful premieres on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and Five’s Milkshake! in the U.K. Based on the …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, April 3: CanalSat has reached a multi-year agreement to continue carrying Jetix Europe in France. Paul Taylor, the CEO of Jetix Europe, said: “I am pleased to have struck a deal with CanalSat that guarantees long-term carriage for our …

ATLANTA, April 3: Cartoon Network has created The Cartoonstitute, a new initiative designed to ramp up its original animation output, which is looking to create up to 150 pieces of programming over a period of 20 months. Produced primarily by …

NEW YORK, April 3: Sundance Channel will produce The War Room +15, a new documentary examining the 2008 U.S. Presidential campaign, for premiere this October. The War Room +15 will be directed by Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker, the …

LOS ANGELES, April 3: E! Entertainment Television has renewed the reality series Sunset Tan for a second season to air this summer. Sunset Tan follows the staff of a successful Southern California tanning salon and its owners. The second season …

LONDON, April 3: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) will roll out its Japanese anime channel Animax in Spain on April 12 via IPTV operator Imagenio, part of Telefónica España. This marks the arrival of the third Sony Pictures channel in …

SINGAPORE, April 3: This month, BBC Worldwide’s Global Channels business will launch its first SVOD service, BBC HD, in Taiwan through Chunghwa Telecom, a regional operator of broadband multimedia services. BBC HD SVOD viewers will be able to choose from …

SANTA MONICA, April 3: Lionsgate and Crest Animation Productions are kicking off their multi-picture partnership with the CGI-animated family film Alpha and Omega, which is scheduled for a theatrical release in 2010. Lionsgate and Crest are co-financing and co-producing Alpha …

MIAMI/BUENOS AIRES, April 3: Claxson Interactive Group has announced the execution of a merger agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary in order to become a privately held company. All stockholders of the outstanding Class A common shares of Claxson, other …

LOS ANGELES, April 3: Rick Sands has resigned from his post as the COO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) in order to pursue other opportunities in entertainment and content. Sands has served as MGM’s COO since January 2006. During his tenure …