World Screen

TORONTO, June 7: The global broadband IPTV service JumpTV has partnered with the Hispanic-targeted Terra Networks to provide unlimited access to more than 70 live channels from around the world on a free, ad-supported basis to Terra TV viewers in …

BURBANK, June 7: DIC Entertainment will launch a new direct-to-retail program at Wal-Mart for the Mommy & Me lifestyle brand, which will initially include the rollout of a toy line in August that will be available exclusively at the discount …

SANTA MONICA, June 7: This summer, GSN will be the first broadcast or cable network in the U.S. to utilize Two Way TV’s Simcast technology, which will allow viewers to play along with their televisions in real-time via their mobile …

OTTAWA, June 7: Amberwood Productions’ live-action animated special The Snow Queen, which was produced for the BBC in the U.K. and CBC in Canada, has received an award from The Alliance for Children and Television in the All Genres category …

LOS ANGELES, June 7: Lifetime Television has begun production on the Lifetime Original Movie The Murder of Princess Diana, which will premiere this August to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death in a fatal car crash. Produced …

LONDON, June 7: Disney Channel has inked a deal to supply its three branded channels—Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney and Disney Cinemagic—to the IPTV platform Tiscali TV in the U.K. Starting this month, Disney Channel and the preschool channel Playhouse Disney …

LONDON, June 7: The entertainment-rights company Entara has secured the U.K. licensing rights to the classic French children’s series The Magic Roundabout, and will be developing a comprehensive U.K. licensing program from the series. Created by Serge Danot in 1965, …

NEW YORK, June 7: The National Hockey League (NHL) has reached an agreement to use Sling Media’s upcoming Clip+Sling technology to allow all current and future Slingbox customers to clip and share live or recorded segments of NHL programming online …

LOS ANGELES, June 7: Bob Barker, 83, taped his last round of The Price is Right Wednesday morning, ending his 35-year run as host of the longest-running game show in the U.S. and his five decades on network television. The …

BUENOS AIRES, June 7: Telefe International has sold the mini-series Detectives, Brothers & Co to the Brazilian broadcaster Bandeirantes, marking the first time that an Argentine series will be aired on television in Brazil. The deal is also significant because …