World Screen

LOS ANGELES, October 2: ESPN has reached an agreement with World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) to bring exclusive, live Olympic and lifestyle sports event coverage to ESPN360.com, its recently relaunched live sports broadband network. Under the deal, WCSN will be …

CULVER CITY, October 2: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has signed format deals for the new American game show Power of 10 in Australia, Chile, France and Greece. SPTI has finalized agreements for local versions of the format with Nine …

LONDON, October 2: Entertainment Rights (ER) has signed a deal with RHI International Distribution for the worldwide distribution rights, excluding the U.S., to the animated movie Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone. Under the agreement, ER now holds the worldwide …

HILVERSUM, October 2: Endemol International has secured a deal to become the exclusive entertainment partner for the modeling agency Elite World. The partnership will see Endemol develop TV formats and multimedia entertainment spinoffs around Elite’s events and brands. Endemol will …

RIO DE JANEIRO, October 2: TV Globo has launched in Portugal on TV Cabo, with a free preview for the whole month of October for subscribers of TV Cabo’s digital services. From November onwards, TV Globo Portugal will take on …

ENGLEWOOD, October 2: Starz Entertainment has acquired the multi-year broadband distribution rights to more than 100 feature films from Screen Media Ventures (SMV) for its online movie and download service Vongo. The deal enables 24-hour pay-per-view rental availability for the …

NEW YORK, October 2: Comedy Central has ordered a second season of the hit animated show Lil’ Bush, set to premiere in spring 2008 with ten new episodes. Lil’ Bush presents the American president and his pals Lil' Condi, Lil' …

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA, October 2: Beginning this week, Martha Stewart On Demand, a new video-on-demand service featuring lifestyle expert Martha Stewart, along with a variety of thematically organized “how-to” programming and seasonal content, will be available to Comcast Digital Cable customers. …

SANTA MONICA, October 2: Lionsgate will begin pre-production in Canada this December on a new horror-anthology series, Fear Itself, which has been picked up by NBC for 13 one-hour episodes that will air in summer 2008. The series is part …

TORONTO, October 2: CTVglobemedia has restructured its television division following its acquisition of CHUM, with five executive appointments and the reorganization of its TV brands. Susanne Boyce has been named president of creative, content and channels at CTV Inc., leading …