World Screen

BURBANK, June 12: The Walt Disney Studios has entered into an agreement with Yash Raj Films (YRF) Studios, the Indian outfit behind Bollywood successes like Dhoom 2 and Salaam Namaste, to create a series of Hindi-language computer-animated feature films. Announcing …

TORONTO, June 12: CTVglobemedia has accepted the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) ruling on its proposed acquisition of CHUM Limited, offloading five Citytv stations to Rogers Media for C$375 million in cash. In approving CTVgm’s acquisition of CHUM, the …

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, June 12: The Google-owned video-sharing site YouTube is gearing up to test a new technology that will help content owners identify pirated content. According to wire reports, the trials of the video identification technology will be conducted …

LONDON, June 11: The production and distribution company DLT Entertainment has sold the seventh season of the British sitcom My Family to BBC America. The seventh season, consisting of 11 30-minute episodes, is currently airing on Fridays in prime time …

BANFF, June 11: Program Partners has cleared Shaftesbury Films’ award-winning HD procedural drama ReGenesis in more than 75 percent of the U.S., with launch in weekly barter syndication set for this fall. The series has been cleared in stations from …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, June 11: Bejuba! Entertainment and Studio B Entertainment have appointed Joy Tashjian Marketing Group (JTMG) to handle the U.S. licensing and merchandising activities for the new animated comedic series Ricky Sprocket, which will be unveiled this month at …

TORONTO/LONDON, June 11: VOOM HD Networks will premiere a selection of DECODE Entertainment’s original animated and live-action series in high definition in the U.S. on its kids- and family-targeted channels Animania HD and Family Room HD. The new 26×22-minute CGI …

HONG KONG, June 11: Granada International has sold the second season of the culinary reality series Hell’s Kitchen USA, hosted by Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay, to a slew of broadcasters throughout Asia. TVB in Hong Kong launched the series on …

LOS ANGELES, June 11: Yahoo! has launched omg!, a new celebrity website, with the entertainment TV news show Access Hollywood signing on as the portal’s primary content provider. Access Hollywood will supply omg! with at least five original stories and …

LOS ANGELES, June 11: Fox Soccer Channel has expanded its relationship with England’s Barclays Premier League to cover the exclusive U.S. mobile and Internet highlight rights for the league’s soccer games during the 2007-2008 through 2009-2010 seasons. The new deal …