World Screen

MUNICH/LONDON, September 21: TV-Loonland has secured the multi-territory distribution rights to the 3-D animated property Penelope, a 26×5-minute series from Japanese production company Nippon Animation. Under the deal, TV-Loonland will handle rights for TV, home video, VOD, broadband, IPTV and …

MIAMI, September 21: VeneMovies, a 24-hour pay-TV Spanish-language movie channel from Venevision International, celebrates a year of being on the air in the U.S. and Puerto Rico with expanded distribution through Comcast, Cablevision, Cox, OneLink Communications and Liberty. Venevision International, …

LONDON, September 21: Sir David Attenborough will be involved in two new projects at the BBC’s Natural History Unit. The renowned documentary filmmaker will participate in Frozen Planet, a follow up to the hugely successful series Planet Earth. Frozen Planet, …

LONDON, September 21: ALL3MEDIA International has secured options and commissions throughout Europe for Lion Television’s hit format Your Wedding in their Hands (aka The Big Day). The one-hour format, where one couple gives total control of their wedding plans to …

LOS ANGELES, September 21: Fox International Channels (FIC) will add two new channels—FX and FOX Crime—to its existing channel bouquet on TV Cabo in Portugal, with both scheduled to launch on September 26 as part of the Funtastic Life package. …

LOS ANGELES, September 21: VH1 is partnering with Dr. Drew Pinsky for eight one-hour episodes for the new reality series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, slated to premiere on January 10 at 10 p.m. The series will follow the real-life …

NEW YORK, September 21: Production is underway on a new docu-drama from Bravo, tentatively titled Manhattan Moms, which follows a group of New York-based socialites and their families. The one-hour series will look at the over-scheduled lives of a group …

LONDON, September 21: The BBC’s director-general Mark Thompson updated the BBC Trust on actions the public broadcaster is taking following recent editorial breaches in shows involving competitions and call-in voting from the audience. Thompson reported to the BBC Trust, the …

NORTH SYDNEY, September 20: Endemol Southern Star has appointed Rory Callaghan to the position of managing director, following the decision by Kris Noble, the current managing director, to step down from a full-time role. Callaghan will assume overall responsibility for …

VANCOUVER, September 20: Daro Film Distribution has picked up the worldwide distribution rights from Thunderbird Films to the Canadian television movie Menace, which will make its international debut at this year’s MIPCOM. The television movie, also known as To Serve …