World Screen

NEW YORK, October 3: Lightworks Enterprises has reached a co-production agreement with the Colombian outfit La Productora for Narc-Ops, a documentary about the underground world of drug smuggling. Emmy-award winning producer KPI, a unit of Lightworks Producing Group, will co-develop …

LONDON, October 3: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed a new development deal with Ireland’s Waddell Media (WM), the producers of the Discovery U.S. series Future Weapons, for a series of factual projects for the international market. A dedicated team of …

SINGAPORE, October 3: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) will launch the American version of SportsCenter in Southeast Asia, as well as in Hong Kong and China, beginning Monday, October 8. The U.S. version of SportsCenter is the sixth edition of this …

LONDON, October 3: Chellomedia, the European content division of Liberty Global, has unveiled a new brand identity for itself and its operating companies and business units. Chellomedia’s operating companies and business units will now use “Chello” in the business name, …

LOS ANGELES, October 3: A total of 522 feature films, including 106 industry world premieres and 364 market premieres, representing 34 different languages, will be screened at the 28th American Film Market, set to take place October 31 to November …

ARLINGTON, October 3: Veria TV, a television channel dedicated to natural wellness and covering topics such as alternative medicine and holistic health, has launched on the DISH Network. Veria TV, airing in high definition 24 hours a day, seven days …

NEW YORK, October 3: The CW is axing the Kids’ WB! Saturday morning offering beginning in the 2008-2009 season, handing over responsibility for the block to 4Kids Entertainment. The deal with 4Kids is valid for five years, beginning in 2008, …

ATLANTA, October 3: Turner Broadcasting System's New Products Group has signed a one-year deal with Kaneva to build and test virtual world extensions of its entertainment properties. The deal allows Turner to use Kaneva’s technology and tools to create web …

LONDON/BUDAPEST, October 3: MTV Networks International’s (MTVNI) Emerging Markets group has launched MTV Hungary, a new 24-hour advertiser-supported Hungarian-language channel available to nearly 1.5 million households in the region via cable and DTH platforms. Wholly-owned and operated by MTVNI’s Emerging …

LONDON, October 3: BBC Global Channels will roll out a suite of four branded thematic channels—BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies—in Poland, which, according to Dean Possenniskie, the senior VP of EMEA for BBC Global Channels, is a …