World Screen

COPENHAGEN, June 26: Armenia’s Public Television has ordered an additional three seasons of 15 episodes each of Zodiak Television World’s prime-time talent show Stars on Stage. The renewal follows the ratings success of the series’ first season on the Armenian …

MAINZ, June 26: ZDF Enterprises has taken on the worldwide rights to event productions from UFA and teamWorx, as well as the German-language rights to properties from the U.K.’s Wall to Wall. The UFA production Port of Hope—The Last Voyage …

LONDON, June 26: The BBC’s head of comedy, Jon Plowman, will step down later this year in order to return to making shows for the broadcaster. Plowman took over responsibility for the BBC’s comedy output in the 1990s and ushered …

TORONTO, June 26: Alliance Atlantis Communications has unveiled programming highlights from its fall schedule across its suite of 13 specialty television channels in Canada, including the premiere of Project Runway Canada on Slice this October. HGTV will introduce a new …

ENGLEWOOD, June 26: Starz Entertainment has reached a co-marketing agreement with Toshiba Digital Products Division to offer a free 30-day trial to Vongo—its online movie and video download service—on select models of Toshiba’s notebook computers in the U.S. The agreement …

DUBAI/HOLLYWOOD, June 26: Ruwaad Holdings and Paramount Licensing have reached a new long-term licensing agreement in connection with the development of a Paramount Pictures-branded theme park in the United Arab Emirates that would be part of a new $2.5-billion entertainment …

ATLANTA, June 26: Adult Swim, Cartoon Network’s late-night programming block for adults, will add a seventh night of programming each week, beginning Friday, July 6. Kicking off Adult Swim’s first Friday night will be a marathon of Twentieth Century Fox’s …

LONDON/PARIS, June 26: The U.K.-based on-demand Japanese animation network GONG has launched in 36 countries across Europe and North America. Targeted at teens and adults, the channel is the first international on-demand and online anime channel in Europe and North …

LONDON, June 26: BBC Two has revealed its programming lineup for the fall, headlined by the geological science series Earth—The Biography, hosted by Dr. Iain Stewart. Earth—The Biography will combine spectacular imagery, cutting-edge science and narration to highlight the major …

STAMFORD, June 26: World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Chris Benoit was found dead in his home in Fayette County, Georgia, yesterday, along with his wife and 7-year-old son, in what reports indicate was a murder-suicide. Authorities have not disclosed how the …