World Screen

LONDON, July 2: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has announced a raft of deals for its drama, comedy and factual catalogues that were concluded at DISCOP, totaling more than 260 hours of programming to more than 15 broadcasters across Eastern Europe. Broadcasters …

LONDON, July 2: The BBC has secured the broadcast rights to Entertainment Rights’ new Postman Pat series, which is due to air on the CBeebies channels and the CBeebies block on BBC Two in late 2008. Postman Pat has been …

CULVER CITY, July 2: Sony Pictures Television has announced that the Emmy Award-winning HBO comedy The Larry Sanders Show will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store, starting today. The new offering on iTunes, Not Just the …

BURBANK, July 2: In a new multiyear deal brokered by Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), Mattel has been named the master toy licensee for the complete DC Comics property portfolio, which includes classic characters such as Superman and Batman. Under …

NEW YORK/SEATTLE, July 2: FremantleMedia and mobile entertainment developer Mobliss have announced that their comedy channel, Atomic Wedgie, currently only available on Sprint in the U.S., will launch on the mobile operator Helio this month. Atomic Wedgie offers hours of …

ATLANTA, July 2: This fall, Cartoon Network in the U.S. will launch Out of Jimmy's Head, a live-action series based on Re-Animated, the channel’s hit original movie last year. Out of Jimmy's Head continues the adventures of Jimmy Roberts and …

SEATTLE, July 2: Prom Queen, a short-form web series developed by Michael Eisner’s digital media studio Vuguru, is now available as a full-length, commercial-free download exclusively on Amazon Unbox. Amazon Unbox is a digital video download service that offers more …

SYDNEY, July 2: Australia’s Network TEN has secured the first-run rights to new U.S. series from Twentieth Century Fox and NBC Universal, including the sitcom Back to You and the drama Life. The new Twentieth Century Fox series premiering on …

TORONTO, July 2: Rogers Communications has offered to offload its OMNI stations in Vancouver and Winnipeg in order to gain approval for its bid to acquire the Citytv stations. According to the Globe and Mail, Rogers made its offer to …

SEATTLE/REDMOND, July 2: Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp. have launched the 1,000 HD DVD Indies Project, designed to make it easier for independent filmmakers to produce and distribute movies in the HD DVD format. The project will provide free authoring and …