World Screen

NEW YORK, July 27: RHI Entertainment has appointed Paul FitzPatrick to the newly created position of executive VP, where he will oversee all of the company’s new-media initiatives. FitzPatrick will also serve as RHI’s principal liaison with the multichannel industry …

MONTREAL, July 27: Muse Entertainment has begun principal photography on a contemporary take on the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which will be represented internationally by RHI Entertainment. Starring Dougray Scott of Desperate Housewives and Mission Impossible II, Tom …

MONTREAL, July 27: Production has begun on Mistaken, a new TV movie from Canada’s Incendo Productions and the U.K.’s Power for TMN: The Movie Network, Movie Central and Super Ecran in Canada, and Lifetime in the U.S. Mistaken’s North American …

MARINA DEL REY, July 27: CinemaNow, a destination for downloadable movies, TV shows and music videos, has shored up licensing deals with Sony BMG Music Entertainment, EMI and Sanctuary Records. Beginning in late August, over 6,000 music videos from Sony …

CULVER CITY, July 27: Dolphin Entertainment, a producer of live-action content for kids and young adults, has granted the worldwide DVD rights to six films produced for Nickelodeon to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group. The titles will be released by …

SAN DIEGO, July 27: MTV Networks’ male-targeted Spike TV has announced its first-ever ringtone deal, inking an agreement with Spider-Man co-creator and comic book legend Stan Lee. The deal with Lee and his POW! Entertainment will see ringtones being made …

LONDON, July 27: Babelgum today launched a channel dedicated to the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, an annual event celebrating short films and music videos that kicks off in London tomorrow. As of today, Babelgum users can access highlights from the …

SYDNEY, July 27: Early next year, Australian broadcaster Network Ten will launch its own version of So You Think You Can Dance, a talent competition that has been a hit for FOX in the U.S. The show comes from 19 …

LONDON, July 27: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has formed a joint venture with Sky to deliver on-demand entertainment content to PlayStation Portable (PSP) owners in the U.K. and Ireland. The venture will focus exclusively on providing video and film …

NEW YORK, July 27: Comic book giant DC Comics announced at Comic-Con that it has inked a deal with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to publish a hardcover collection of graphic novels based on NBC's Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated Heroes …