World Screen

LOS ANGELES, August 24: Ahead of the September 17 launch of FOX’s new fall season lineup, the network is offering the entire premiere episode of K-Ville, plus 17 minutes of season three of Prison Break, online across 200 Internet portals …

LOS ANGELES, August 24: A comedy writer has filed suit against The Walt Disney Company, maintaining that he came up with the premise for the Disney Channel tween hit Hannah Montana. The AP reports that Buddy Sheffield, whose writing credits …

LOS ANGELES, August 24: New Mexico’s attorney general has reopened an investigation into CBS’s new reality show Kid Nation over allegations that the series violated child-labor laws. The series was shot in New Mexico, where 40 kids between the ages …

NEW YORK, August 24: The Nielsen Company has estimated that the total number of television households within the U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) will increase by 1.3 percent to reach 112.8 million by January 1, 2008, with much of the …

LOS ANGELES, August 23: Bennett Media Worldwide has promoted Matthew Mancinelli to manager of international sales, focusing on Asia and Europe. In his new position, Mancinelli will manage all international and U.S. accounts for Bennett Media Worldwide. He will focus …

NEW YORK, August 23: Former American Greetings executive Betts FitzGerald has been appointed as VP of licensing and marketing of 4Kids Entertainment, spearheading key brands like Viva Piñata and Cabbage Patch Kids. FitzGerald will be responsible for leading licensing efforts …

LONDON, August 23: Leopard International has notched up a range of new deals on its top selling programs Cash in the Attic and Car Booty. Leopard has sold seasons 10 to 12 of Cash in the Attic, which has been …

ENCINO, August 23: Solid Entertainment has secured the international distribution rights to two documentary series produced for National Geographic Channel: Oceans 8 and Man Made. Oceans 8, produced by Oceans 8 Productions and supported by the National Geographic Expeditions Council, …

SINGAPORE, August 23: In a deal closed through Encore International, MediaCorp Studios will bring approximately 100 hours of Singaporean drama to CCTV-8, one of the family of channels operated by state broadcaster CCTV. All dramas will air on Everyday Jiayi, …

LOS ANGELES, August 23: Program Partners and Merv Griffin Entertainment (MGE) have cleared the daytime game show Merv Griffin’s Crosswords for fall syndication in more than 90 percent of the U.S. for the 2007-08 season. Scheduled to premiere on September …