World Screen

AMSTERDAM, March 20: Independent producer and distributor Off the Fence has generated new deals on its wildlife programming in Asia, including licensing three wildlife documentaries to South Korean cable channel Joongang. Joongang has acquired the 1×1-hour Scavengers of the Sea, …

MONTREAL, March 20: Just For Laughs and Muse Entertainment Enterprises have teamed up for Just For Laughs Muse Comedy Productions Inc., a new film and television company dedicated to producing scripted comedies. The new comedy venture’s first project will be …

WASHINGTON, March 20: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has partnered with FOX International Channels (FIC) for a special Earth Day multimedia initiative on April 22 that includes the broadcast of environmental programs like Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Adventures. The initiative aims …

LONDON, March 20: Darlow Smithson Productions has been commissioned by Channel 4 in the U.K. to produce The Beckoning Silence, a 90-minute drama-documentary special based on mountain climber Joe Simpson’s best-selling book of the same name. The Beckoning Silence is …

CHARLOTTE/NASHVILLE, March 20: Educational Adventures, the North-Carolina-based producer of the award-winning animated children’s safety-themed television series Danger Rangers, has licensed four of its Danger Rangers DVD titles to the Tennessee-based Christian publisher Thomas Nelson Family Entertainment, for distribution in the …

LONDON, March 20: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has licensed its 12×1-hour music entertainment series Live From Abbey Road, to 18 broadcasters around the world. Produced by Channel 4 in the U.K., the music series has been picked up by ABC (terrestrial) …

HILVERSUM, March 20: Endemol Italy has licensed the popular game show format 1 vs. 100 to Mediaset-owned broadcaster Canale 5 for premiere on May 7 in prime-time. The format has now been licensed to broadcasters in over 20 countries worldwide, …

NEW YORK, March 20: CBS Corporation has acquired MaxPreps, a leading nationwide high school sports network online, and will merge it with its CSTV (College Sports Television) division. Brian Bedol, the president and CEO of CSTV Networks, noted: "MaxPreps is …

PARIS, March 20: The finalists have been announced for MIPTV featuring MILIA’s second annual Content 360 digital media initiative, organized in partnership with the BBC, the Korean Broadcasting Commission (KBC), the National Film Board of Canada, OgilvyOne Worldwide and Yahoo! …

LONDON, March 20: British media regulator Ofcom is set to begin an investigation into the U.K.’s pay-TV market, following consumer group complaints about the loss of Sky’s flagship channels on Virgin Media Television. Ofcom’s investigation will cover subscription and video-on-demand …