World Screen

NEW YORK, August 16: TV Land and Wilhelmina Models are partnering for a new reality series that will scout the country for models aged 35 and over. The six-part series is tentatively titled The Next Great Supermodel and is set …

MUNICH, August 16: TV-Loonland has reached a deal with its bankers to lower its debt from 20 million euros to 6 million euros. The restructuring agreement also includes the execution of a 2 million euros capital increase. Subsequent to this …

NEW YORK/TORONTO, August 16: Hearst Corporation and Corus Entertainment have formed a joint venture to bring Cosmopolitan Television, a 24-hour digital channel targeted to women aged 18-34, to Canada. Inspired by Hearst Corporation’s best-selling magazine Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitan TV Canada will …

LONDON, August 16: Sky One has revealed its programming schedule for the fall, which will be headlined by Are You Smarter Than A 10-Year Old?, the British version of the popular U.S. prime-time quiz show from Mark Burnett Productions. Hosted …

SAN FRANCISCO, August 16: AOL has launched Truveo.com, a new one-stop site featuring both professional and user-generated content from across the web, following its acquisition of the Truveo video search technology last year. "Over the past year, there has been …

NEW YORK, August 16: Nickelodeon has said that it will limit the use of its characters, including SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer, on junk-food products, beginning in 2009. The news of Nick’s strategy shift was revealed in a letter …

LOS ANGELES, August 16: Matt Edelman, a former Marvel Studios executive and Robert Tercek, previously with Sony Pictures Entertainment, have announced plans to launch PeopleJam, a new online social networking and video site dedicated to “purposeful living” and personal development. …

WINNIPEG, August 16: CanWest Global Communications Corp. and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have completed their acquisition of Alliance Atlantis Communications. The company’s broadcasting, entertainment and motion picture distribution businesses have been reorganized and split into separate groups that will each …

BRIGHTON, August 15: Vikki Brightman has been appointed as commercial director for the Digital Rights Group-owned events and formats distributor Zeal Entertainment. Reporting to Andrea Jackson, Zeal’s managing director, Brightman will be tasked with managing the sales team and working …

NEW YORK, August 15: The digital entertainment studio Worldwide Biggies, founded by former Nickelodeon and Spike TV chief Albie Hecht, has formed a new senior management team led by former Nickelodeon executive Scott Webb as chief creative officer. As chief …