World Screen

World Screen Weekly, January 31, 2008 Managing Director Premiere Star Cracking the complicated German pay-TV market has been a challenge for many channel operators, but a recently launched offering from Premiere is aiming to provide new opportunities for niche, special-interest …

OSLO, February 1: Metronome Spartacus has sold an additional 555 episodes of its drama series Hotel Caesar to Norwegian broadcaster TV2. With this new renewal, Hotel Caesar, now in its tenth year, will air on TV2 for three more years. …

LONDON, February 1: Nickelodeon UK’s preschool channel Nick Jr has commissioned Coolabi Productions to produce the 52×11-minute animated series Poppy Cat, based on the bestselling books by Lara Jones. Due to air in late 2009, the series is Coolabi’s first …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, February 1: Senator Barack Obama and Representative Ron Paul have signed on to participate in Closing Arguments: A Presidential Super Dialogue, which will air tomorrow through a partnership between MTV, MySpace and the Associated Press. The event …

BOGOTÁ, February 1: Colombian producer Teleset has announced that El Poder del 10, a local version of Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) original game-show format Power of 10, will debut on Monday, February 4 on Canal RCN. Produced by Teleset …

LONDON, February 1: MTV Networks UK & Ireland has repositioned its website as a general music and entertainment portal for the 16- to 34-year-old demographic. The overhaul is expected to maximize potential of the site’s growing audience. The company released …

LAS VEGAS, February 1: Fireworks International has picked up the international sales rights to White Pine Pictures’ crime drama series The Border. The 13×1-hour series follows the members of an elite Immigration and Customs Security (ICS) unit and the men …

LONDON, February 1: Granada International has concluded a development and distribution deal with British production outfit Zig Zag Productions, which includes an option of worldwide distribution rights and co-developments as well. The agreement gives Granada an option on the worldwide …

NEW YORK, February 1: A&E Television Networks (AETN) is partnering with Crisp Wireless, a mobile business-solutions company for media and entertainment brands, to develop and manage mobile websites for three of the company’s channels: A&E Network, The History Channel and …

BEVERLY HILLS, February 1: The online movie rental service Netflix has joined forces with the Independent Film Channel (IFC), along with actors Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, to produce a special 50th episode of the Emmy-nominated IFC series Dinner for …