World Screen

ENGLEWOOD, March 12: Starz Entertainment has acquired five films from Yari Film Group to premiere in 2008 on the Starz and Encore linear channels as well as Starz On Demand and Vongo, Starz Entertainment’s broadband video-download service. Films in the …

SYDNEY, March 12: Beyond Distribution has been named worldwide distributor of the new docu-series The Paper, which will be launched at MIPTV. Produced by MTV, the observational series follows editors of The Circuit, the school newspaper of Cypress Bay High …

NEW YORK, March 12: BBC One will premiere Florence Nightingale, a production by U.K.-based 1A Productions in association with Lightworks Producing Group, in a prime-time slot on March 24. Based on her letters and diaries, Florence Nightingale reveals the woman …

NEW YORK, March 12: Viacom-owned MTV Networks International and Paramount Digital Entertainment, along with Dickhouse Productions, have aligned for the international rollout of a new online community for the Jackass franchise, Jackassworld.com, and for Jackass 2.5, the first, studio-backed feature …

LONDON, March 12: Action Concept, the makers of the hit COBRA 11, has unveiled a new adrenaline-charged drama, 112—Saving a Life, partly financed by FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). Set in an emergency center home to all fire fighters, paramedics and police, …

PARIS, March 12: Amazia, Reed MIDEM’s new multiplatform conference and exhibition, has inked a promotional partnership with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) for the inaugural event. The first Amazia, organized by Paris-based Reed MIDEM, will take place from November 17-20 …

NEW YORK, March 12: New-media content producer Next New Networks has entered a partnership to distribute its programming through AOL Video. Under this partnership, 12 networks will each be prominently featured in the channels and categories of the AOL Video …

NEW YORK, March 12: Coming off its second consecutive record-breaking year, Comedy Central has lined up a star-studded 2008-2009 development slate, which includes everything from short-form and sketch/variety offerings to scripted narratives and animation. Krod Mandoon and The Flaming Sword …

PARIS/LOS ANGELES, March 12: The creators of the Eastern- and Central European-targeted DISCOP market have announced the launch of a new niche content market, DISCOP Africa, which is set to take place in Dakar, Senegal, from February 25 to 27, …

ALVISO, March 12: TiVo has inked a deal with YouTube to make available the online user-generated video network’s content directly to TV sets using the company’s DVR service. The new YouTube content will be available later this year on broadband-connected …