World Screen

MIAMI, March 26: Production wraps this week on The History Channel Latin America’s new original series Historia Extrema (Extreme History), a historical adventure challenge produced by Endemol Argentina. Set in the rugged terrain of the Andes near Mendoza, Argentina, and …

NEW YORK, March 26: SCI FI Channel has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to the science-fiction series Charlie Jade from Park Entertainment. The series follows Charlie Jade, a rogue private detective in a world dominated by greedy multinational corporations. When …

BUENOS AIRES, March 26: Telefe International has licensed its hit teen telenovela Flinderella to Cartoon Network in France for launch April 14 at 6:45 p.m. As it has done elsewhere, Telefe will be looking to develop off-screen licensing and merchandising …

TORONTO/LONDON, March 26: Canada’s DECODE Entertainment is co-producing a new 2-D animated preschool series, Poppets Town, which has already scored a number of presales. Poppets Town, a co-pro with Spain’s Neptuno Films, produced in association with Japan’s OLC/Rights Entertainment, has …

LONDON, March 26: The British free-TV debut of the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical 2 on BBC One ranked number one in its timeslot on Friday, March 21, with individuals aged 4 and older and kids 4 to …

LOS ANGELES, March 26: MarVista Entertainment has secured deals in Western, Central and Eastern Europe, as well as a raft of pan-Asian agreements, including one with HBO Asia. In Western Europe, Portuguese distributor Lusomundo picked up MarVista’s Beyond the Break, …

BURBANK, March 26: Starz Media has made programming from Starz Entertainment and Manga Entertainment available on the iTunes Store. Starz Entertainment content now available for purchase and download includes the celebrity-based comedies Head Case and Hollywood Residential. Manga Entertainment’s anime …

NEW YORK, March 26: TV Land is set to premiere a six-episode reality series, The Big 4-0, which features real people celebrating their 40th birthdays, on April 16 at 10 p.m. The series, which will debut with back-to-back episodes, looks …

LONDON, March 26: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has been appointed as the exclusive international distributor for more than 200 hours of original programming from the Travel Channel in the U.S. FME will make the Travel Channel library available for international buyers …

NEW YORK, March 26: Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park, and Comedy Central have launched Southparkstudios.com, featuring free, streaming full-length episodes and clips from all 12 seasons of the show. In the week since South Park …