World Screen

STOCKHOLM, April 3: Talpa Scandinavia has developed an instructional yoga format, Äntligen hälsa—yoga, for Swedish broadcaster TV4. Launching April 16, Äntligen hälsa—yoga will air every morning from Monday through Friday for 10 weeks at 5:30 a.m. on TV4 and 7 …

SYDNEY, April 3: Through a deal with BBC Worldwide Australasia, Prime Television in New Zealand has picked up the third season of the hit drama Doctor Who and the ninth season of the motoring entertainment show Top Gear. The 13×45-minute …

LONDON, April 3: Distraction will bring the global entertainment news format E-Mix to MIPTV this month, offering subscriptions for weekly half-hour episodes or more flexible packages for a mix of weekly episodes as well as short segments. E-Mix can be …

TORONTO, April 3: Shaftesbury Sales Company has completed a new round of international deals for its 52×30-minute live action family-comedy series Life with Derek, including a renewal of the third season by Disney Channels in the U.S., Italy, Germany, Latin …

LONDON, April 3: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has licensed a number of its hit international formats to broadcasters in Greece, including Got Talent, Betty La Fea, The X Factor, Let’s Make A Deal and Distraction. Antenna in Greece has acquired the …

LOS ANGELES, April 3: MarVista Entertainment has licensed its prime-time teen drama series Beyond the Break to the pan-Asian general entertainment channel STAR World, and has clinched a deal in Latin America for its CGI kids’ series The Zula Patrol. …

BASKING RIDGE/BEVERLY HILLS, April 3: Prom Queen, the inaugural production from ex-Disney chief Michael Eisner’s new digital studio Vuguru, will be carried on all of Verizon’s platforms in the U.S., including mobile, online and pay TV. Prom Queen, created specifically …

SEOUL, April 3: Pandora.TV, South Korea’s largest online video site, has completed a Series B financing round of US$10 million led by DCM (formerly Doll Capital Management), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Existing investors Altos Ventures, STIC International and …

LOS ANGELES, April 3: The Hispanic-targeted music/entertainment digital multicast network LATV has added five further stations to its affiliate list ahead of its April 23 launch. The new LATV affiliates that will be broadcasting the network via digital multicast are: …

ISTANBUL/LONDON/BURBANK, April 3: In a multi-year affiliate agreement, the Disney Channel will launch exclusively on the DIGITURK digital platform in Turkey on April 29. The agreement with DIGITURK follows the launches of the Disney Channel in Poland and South Africa, …