World Screen

TORONTO, March 4: Astral Media’s Family Channel has launched its first on-demand service on Cogeco Cable, featuring some 30 hours of programming refreshed weekly. The programming on Family OnDemand will include Disney movies and series such as Hannah Montana, The …

LOS ANGELES, March 4: Fox Sports International has signed a deal with Camelot Island Entertainment to distribute its 2008 Free Kick Masters event to a worldwide audience. This year’s event takes place on July 5 in Houston’s Reliant Stadium in …

LONDON, March 4: HIT Entertainment announced that a selection of children’s programming, including shows like Thomas & Friends and Barney, will be available for purchase and download from the iTunes Store in the U.K. Set to roll out in April, …

NEW YORK, March 4: Johnson & Johnson has teamed up with NBC Olympics for The Family Room, a weekly webisode series on NBCU-owned online portal iVillage that follows the journey of eight athletes and their families over the next five …

NEW YORK, March 4: Nickelodeon in the U.S will introduce the new live-action, magical mermaid adventure series H2O with an hour-long movie on March 14 at 8 p.m., followed by the series premiere on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. H2O …

TORONTO, March 4: Canwest-owned Global Television’s new mini-series, The Last Templar, from Muse Entertainment, has been picked up by NBC, and will be simulcast on both networks this December. The romantic adventure stars Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite) and Canadian Victor …

LOS ANGELES, March 4: E! Entertainment Television will debut a new non-scripted series starring celebrity mother Dina Lohan and her youngest daughter, Ali, giving a glimpse into her life as a mom and manager. Tentatively titled Living Lohan, the series …

BURBANK, March 4: A host of prominent directors, actors and writers have signed on for NBC’s new 13-episode suspense and horror anthology series, Fear Itself, from Lionsgate in association with Industry Entertainment. Teri Weinberg, the executive VP of NBC Entertainment, …

MIAMI/BUENOS AIRES, March 4: In its bid to go private, Claxson has raised the offer to shareholders other than its majority owners— Cisneros Group, Hicks Muse, Roberto Vivo and Luis H. Moreno—from $12.35 per share to $13.50 per share. Claxson …

NEW YORK, March 4: The nominees for the International Interactive Emmy Awards, announced today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, hail from seven different countries, including the U.K., Australia and Canada. There are 12 nominees in three …