World Screen

LONDON, March 27: HIT Entertainment has opened Europe’s first Thomas Land attraction, based on its popular kids’ property Thomas & Friends, at Drayton Manor Theme Park in the U.K. Set within three acres of parkland, Thomas Land at Drayton Manor …

SANTA MONICA, March 27: MTV scored the highest-rated telecast of the year to date for cable with the season premiere of The Hills, and has also seen top performances with other series, as well as for its online and video-game …

LONDON, March 27: Filming has kicked off on Spooks: Code 9, a new drama for BBC Three from Kudos Film and Television, the producers behind Spooks and Life On Mars. The series takes place in London in the year 2013, …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, March 27: Lionsgate has secured an exclusive multi-year agreement to distribute more than 300 DVD titles from Spanish-language outfit Xenon Pictures and the labels it operates in the U.S., including Televisa Home Entertainment. Xenon will continue to produce, …

HAMILTON, March 27: Central European Media Enterprises’s (CME) Czech film channel Nova Cinema and Slovakian network TV Markiza are debuting four new shows: The Hollywood Reporter, The Red Carpet Reporter, Night of Film Chances and City of Shadows. The newly …

NEW YORK, March 27: HBO will launch the offbeat late-night comedy series The Life and Times of Tim and Summer Heights High this June. The shows will air back-to-back for eight weeks, with the final two episodes of the ten-episode …

NEW YORK, March 27: Comedy Central gave the green light to two new series, including a “fake” magazine show hosted by David Alan Grier. Slated for a premiere during the first quarter of 2009, the tentatively titled David Alan Grier’s …

LONDON, March 27: LIVING has secured an exclusive U.K. all-rights deal with Disney-ABC International Television for the hit U.S. drama Private Practice. The first season of 9×1-hour episodes will air on LIVING this summer, with the second season of 13×1-hour …

NEW YORK, March 27: USA Network has unveiled new pilots on its development slate as well as a raft of original programs that it will premiere throughout the year, including the launch of the mini-series The Starter Wife as a …

LONDON, March 27: BBC Sport has reached a new contract with the All England Club that grants the British pubcaster the rights to air the Wimbledon Championship tennis tournament for a further five years from 2010 to 2014. BBC Sport …