World Screen

LONDON, April 11: FremantleMedia Enterprises has secured a new round of international broadcast deals for its teen drama Falcon Beach, which has now been licensed to 115 territories worldwide. Falcon Beach has recently been licensed to Asian broadcasters such as …

NEW YORK, April 11: NBC Universal’s Bravo network has reached a development deal for Take My Ex, a new one-hour reality dating show format in which divorcees become matchmakers for their ex-spouses. Sam Mettler, the creator and executive producer of …

SEOUL/TOKYO, April 11: Korea’s KBS is teaming with Japan’s NHK to co-produce the six-part documentary series Asian Corridor in Heaven, set to be completed this fall. It will air in September on KBS-1 in Korea, followed by a Japanese rollout …

NEW YORK, April 11: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has launched a new outreach initiative, the Ambassador Program. Ambassadors are active members who volunteer on behalf of the Academy to act as representatives in their respective countries. …

BUENOS AIRES, April 11: On April 16 at 6 a.m., National Geographic Channel in Latin America will launch Nat Geo & Me, a new preschool block. Airing daily for six hours, the block targets kids aged 2 to 5. Its …

LONDON, April 11: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) is bringing its anime channel Animax to Central Europe by rebranding the existing A+ network, which SPTI acquired last year, and is in advanced negotiations to take the service to key European …

ATLANTA, April 11: Journalist and news executive Tony Maddox has been named the executive VP and managing director of CNN International, succeeding Chris Cramer. Reporting to Jim Walton, the president of CNN Worldwide, Maddox will have responsibility for a news …

DARMSTADT, April 11: A range of NBC Universal content will be made available on a download-to-own basis in Germany via T-Home, T-Com’s IPTV service, with T-Com becoming the first digital retailer to offer a legal and secure download-to-burn option for …

LONDON, April 11: The sale of British programming on the international market generated revenues of £593 million in 2006, up 20 percent on 2005, according to the British trade body Pact. According to the data, compiled by the Department for …

LOS ANGELES/CUPERTINO, April 11: A number of titles from MGM’s catalogue, including Dances With Wolves and Rocky, are now available for purchase and download on Apple’s iTunes Store. Beginning today, iTunes customers will be able to purchase films such as …