World Screen

CANNES, April 16: At an event in Cannes yesterday, the Banff World Television Festival unveiled the nominees for this year’s awards, which attracted more than 800 entries across 20 categories. The award winners will be announced at the 28th Banff …

LONDON, April 16: Showtime’s new hit drama The Tudors has been licensed to BBC Two for a fall broadcast in a deal with Sony Pictures Television International. The ten-part drama, produced by Canada’s Peace Arch Entertainment, tells the story of …

CANNES, April 16: Five in the U.K. has renewed its rights to Buena Vista International Television’s Grey’s Anatomy and NBC Universal International Television Distribution’s House and Law & Order franchise, and has acquired Chorion’s Mr. Men Show. The new BVITV …

HONG KONG, April 16: Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP) has concluded a multi-year video-on-demand movie agreement in Hong Kong with ViDeOnline Communications, a third-party provider of VOD content over broadband, mobile and IPTV. This is The Walt Disney Company’s …

CANNES, April 16: At MIPTV today, the new Internet TV platform Joost annouced a raft of new content alliances, including deals with ALL3MEDIA International and Alliance Atlantis. In addition, September Films and Wall to Wall are joining the service, as …

CANNES, April 16: At a press conference in Cannes today, The International Academy of Arts & Sciences announced that TF1 chief Patrick Le Lay will receive this year’s International Emmy Directorate Award, and that the 2008 International Academy Day will …

PARIS, April 13: Philippe Rouxel, the deputy managing director of Lagardere Networks International (LNI), has been named worldwide distribution VP at the French international news network France 24. Beginning this month, Rouxel will manage the global distribution of France 24 …

CENTURY CITY, April 13: Tabitha Calero, formerly with The Robert Evans Company, and ex-MTV Networks staffer Gregory Diamond have launched a new TV and film outfit, Enigmatic Pictures, with production already underway on the documentary feature Crime and Passion. The …

HONG KONG, April 13: Distributor Typhoon Media International has been tapped to represent Bra Boys, a hit Australian documentary narrated by the actor Russell Crowe. The film continues to break box office records in Australia after recording the highest first-day …

BOSTON, April 13: APT Worldwide has secured the international representation rights for the $2 million high-definition concert special Loreena McKennitt: Nights from the Alhambra, featuring the self-managed and self-produced artist who has sold over 14 million records worldwide. The special …