World Screen

NEW YORK, July 19: The U.S.-based Asian American network ImaginAsian TV has added three new Japanese animated series from Geneon Entertainment to its Tuesday evening animation block: Paradise Kiss, Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales and Kamichu. The three new series, premiering …

LONDON, July 19: Virgin Media Television-owned channel LIVING has commissioned Ginger Productions to produce a new clip-based show with the working title Who Do You Want To Solve Your Murder? The new show will air over two nights on LIVING …

LONDON, July 19: Cineflix International has sold 75 hours of in-house and co-produced factual programming to broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand. Cineflix has sold all three seasons of the series Zero Hour to Australia’s Network Ten. This marks the …

LONDON, July 19: Independent producer and distributor Off the Fence has licensed nearly 200 hours of non-fiction programming for distribution on the Internet TV platform Babelgum. The deal includes a diverse range of programming across genres such as travel, natural …

TORONTO, July 19: CBC International Sales has secured a range of broadcast deals for Requiem for a Princess, a documentary that is based on the book Lady Died by Francis Gillery and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the death of …

CENTENNIAL, July 19: AZN Television, the Comcast-owned network for Asian Americans, has secured the U.S. cable rights to a number of new drama series from China, Korea and India for its summer and fall programming schedule. AZN Television has reached …

LONDON, July 19: In a five-year multiplatform deal, Entertainment Rights has licensed the new preschool CGI-animated series Finley The Fire Engine to the BBC for broadcast across linear television networks, online and digital radio, beginning July 23. Produced by RHI …

LONDON, July 19: Carnival Films, a leading independent drama producer in the U.K., has been commissioned to produce Harley Street (working title), a contemporary drama series for ITV1. Harley Street, set in London’s famous medical district, brings together a range …

SYDNEY, July 19: BigPond has launched a line-up of made-for-mobile programs and several TV shows, including full streaming episodes of South Park, on Telstra's Next G network in Australia. BigPond TV, available only on Telstra's Next G and 3G mobiles, …

LONDON, July 19: Granada International has bought a 25-percent interest in Mammoth Screen, a new British drama production house run by the award-winning producers Michele Buck and Damien Timmer. The deal grants Granada the international distribution rights to all of …