World Screen

BRUSSELS, January 4: The European Commission is encouraging content owners, telcos and Internet service providers to work together to enhance the availability of audiovisual offerings online, while at the same time protecting intellectual property rights. The Commission wants European Union …

October 2007 It doesn’t happen often that a person reaches his 50s and feels the excitement of a new beginning. But that is exactly the position John de Mol is in. After building an extremely successful career as a co-founder …

BARCELONA/LONDON, January 3: BKN has announced the expansion of its Barcelona and London licensing teams as the company gears up for the worldwide launch of four new brands in 2008 and 2009: Dork Hunters form Outer Space, Zorro—Generation Z, Stone …

AMSTERDAM, January 3: Off the Fence announced a slew of international sales across Asia, totaling more than 200 hours of factual programming. The deals include more than 150 hours of VOD and mobile programming, in addition to 50 hours of …

SINGAPORE, January 3: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has picked up the mobile rights for India’s Cricket Tour of Australia from Cricket Australia, and will make content available on mobileESPN and STAR Sports Mobile. The packages will feature four test matches, …

NEW YORK, January 3: Nicktoons Network will premiere the animated comedy series Ricky Sprocket—Showbiz Boy on January 21 at 7 p.m. The new 26-episode series chronicles the adventures of superstar child actor Ricky Sprocket as he tries to balance family, …

LONDON, January 3: LazyTown has opened an office in the U.K. to look after its European brand and licensing business as part of its global growth strategy. The office, located on New Bond Street in London, will provide direct support …

MUNICH, January 3: The Darlow Smithson-produced catastrophe feature Comet Impact, which premiered to strong ratings on German broadcaster ProSieben last night, has notched up new free-TV deals, courtesy of SevenOne International. The film, broadcast January 2 at 8:15 p.m. on …

STAMFORD, January 3: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), in conjunction with Bakus International, will launch its WWE RAW and WWE SmackDown programs in Brazil on Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) on Saturday, January 12. The WWE programming will kick off January …

SANTA MONICA, January 3: MTV has greenlit a second season of its breakout hit A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, with ten new episodes slated to roll out beginning this spring. The season one finale delivered a 5.9 rating …