World Screen

LONDON, September 28: Pilot Productions will be unveiling the new 6×30-minute series Metropolis, focusing on urban architecture and design, at MIPCOM. Hosted by an architectural historian, Metropolis reveals the architectural influence, nature and foundation of some of the most recognizable …

LOS ANGELES, September 28: MarVista Entertainment has acquired the international distribution rights to the teen movie Taking 5 (outside of the U.K.) and the Christmas classic The Secret of the Nutcracker (outside of Canada) for launch at MIPCOM. Taking 5 …

BARCELONA, September 28: Icon Animation has secured a raft of new international broadcast deals for its hit girl-skewing animated property Lola & Virginia. In Finland, commercial broadcaster MTV3 has picked up the series, a deal that follows the sale of …

LONDON, September 28: ALL3MEDIA International has boosted its catalogue of third-party formats by acquiring the eco-tainment challenge show Wa$ted!, and the BBC canine and celebrity challenge program The Underdog Show. Created by the British independent production company Splash Media, The …

LONDON, September 28: Distraction has acquired the distribution rights for three of Ripe Digital Entertainment’s (RDE) branded channels: Ripe TV, Octane TV and Flow TV. RDE’s multiplatform channels offer free on-demand programming that is available over cable, VOD, broadband and …

TOKYO, September 28: Geneon Entertainment has reached an agreement with Universal Pictures Japan (UPJ) to distribute new titles from Universal on DVD, beginning with The Bourne Ultimatum in March 2008. Universal Pictures Japan will continue to distribute all Universal catalogue …

CULVER CITY, September 28: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has acquired the international distribution rights from Distant Horizon to the feature-length FIFA-supported docu-drama More Than Just a Game. The docu-drama tells the little-known story of organized football played among prisoners …

HONG KONG, September 28: Warner Bros. Pictures, The Weinstein Company and Imagi Animation Studios have formed an alliance for the worldwide distribution of the feature films Gatchaman and AstroBoy. The new pact builds on the success of TMNT, Imagi's first …

PARIS, September 28: Former Sex and the City cast member Kim Cattrall will be at MIPCOM to promote the new ITV drama My Boy Jack, joining a growing list of celebrities slated to appear in Cannes next month. The British-born …

NEW YORK, September 28: MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, has reached an exclusive deal to make game broadcasts and highlight clips from the 2007 MLB postseason available on-demand via the Internet …