World Screen

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, September 26: CBS Corporation has appointed Amy Baer the president and CEO of its new film division, CBS Films. In her new position, Baer will be charged with charting the creative direction for CBS Films and overseeing …

PALISADES PARK, September 26: Alfred Haber Distribution has finalized a number of new broadcast sales throughout the world for Most Shocking, Court TV’s highest-rated series ever, now entering its second season in the U.S. Broadcasters and territories that have been …

LONDON, September 26: Outright Distribution has secured a raft of European deals for Ricochet’s 6×1-hour weight-loss program Fat March, which began airing in the U.S. in August on ABC. The finished program has been sold to Swedish channel TV4, to …

VANCOUVER, September 26: Thunderbird Films and Daro Film Distribution have picked up the worldwide distribution rights for the 2×90-minute dramatic mini-series Dragon Boys and the 70×30-minute teen drama Edgemont, for international launch at MIPCOM. Both Dragon Boys and Edgemont were …

LONDON, September 26: BBC Motion Gallery, the footage licensing arm of BBC Worldwide, and Ricall, an online music licensing marketplace, have combined their respective resources to offer their clients expanded audio-visual choices. Under the deal, BBC Motion Gallery users will …

HILVERSUM, September 26: Endemol Spain’s new 13×22-minute children’s property Los Algos will be offered up at MIPCOM Junior, after having already seen success since its premiere on Cuatro this summer. Los Algos transports children to a magical world of excitement …

MALIBU/NEW YORK, September 26: Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) has reached a master toy licensing agreement with JAKKS Pacific for an array of products based on Neopets, the global youth-focused virtual world. JAKKS Pacific will create a full line …

LOS ANGELES, September 26: American Cinema International has entered into a multipicture deal with Germany’s Zeitsprung Entertainment, with many of the films set to debut during this year’s American Film Market. Topping the list of titles under the new agreement …

MUNICH, September 26: SevenOne International has sold the rights to its format Clever!—The Quiz Show That Makes Science Fun to Spain’s Telecinco and the Greek channel Antenna. In Spain, the local adaptation will debut on October 7, under the title …

LONDON, September 26: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has sold a substantial package of drama and documentary programming to Australian pay-TV platform FOXTEL. The package of programming includes the 13×30-minute scripted series Love You To Death, which tells the inspired-by-reality tales of …