World Screen

NEW YORK, October 11: SCI FI Channel has greenlit Ghost Hunters International, the first spin-off of the reality paranormal investigative series Ghost Hunters that is slated to debut in January 2008. Ghost Hunters International will follow the adventures of a …

CANNES, October 11: AETN International has reached an agreement to license 37 hours of programming from The History Channel catalogue to China International Television Corp. (CITVC), the commercial arm of CCTV. The deal includes three AETN series for CCTV broadcast: …

BEVERLY HILLS, October 11: Lucy Hood has announced her resignation as CEO of Jamba and president of Fox Mobile Entertainment in order to “pursue more entrepreneurial ventures.” The company’s COO, Lee Fenton, will assume her duties until a new CEO …

CANNES, October 11: As of yesterday, there was a total of 13,295 participants at this year’s MIPCOM, a 7-percent increase, representing 105 countries, up from 98 countries in 2006. In addition, the number of stands grew 5 percent to 545, …

LONDON, October 10: Former CHUM International sales executive Mike Lolato has joined Fluorescent Media to set up the boutique production company’s new international distribution division. Lolato has been tapped as head of global and sales and distribution at the company. …

PARIS, October 10: Laurent Dumeau has been appointed to the newly created position of VP of commercial and network development for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at NBC Universal’s Global Networks division. In this position, based in Paris, Dumeau …

CANNES, October 10: Studio100 Media, the newly formed subsidiary of Belgium’s Studio100, has entered into an exclusive deal with Latin American distributor Comarex. The arrangement gives Comarex the exclusive Latin American TV, format, theatrical, home video, merchandising and publishing rights …

CANNES, October 10: Endemol’s new Middle East operation has secured its first commission, with the United Arab Emirates’ Abu Dhabi TV signing up for the Endemol UK creation Ton of Cash. Abu Dhabi TV has commissioned a run of 15 …

CANNES, October 10: HIT Entertainment has inked a co-development deal with the British production company Cocaban and the Korean animation studio SAMG for T5, a new boy-skewing property, and has secured distribution agreements with Animated Adventures & Pictures (AAP) and …

CANNES/NEW YORK, October 10: In an agreement with Sesame Workshop, Spanish broadcaster Antena 3 TV will, beginning this fall, extend Play With Me Sesame beyond its terrestrial channel, with broadcasts planned on its free digital channel and on its website. …