World Screen

MIAMI, February 12: MTV Latin America has launched Forrito, Sex Police, a new comedic animated series from Canada’s Comet Entertainment about sexual responsibility, as part of the channel’s “Sexy Month” theme. The 13×30-minute series that premiered last night stars a …

STOCKHOLM, February 12: YLE’s TV2 has commissioned a second season of the Strix TV format My Best Friend, which has already been optioned into eight territories around the world and licensed to Spain. My Best Friend is a TV format …

MILAN, February 12: Rai Trade has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Caravaggio, a feature film on the life of the Italian artist, for theatrical release and for TV rollout as a two-part mini-series. Rai Trade has already begun pre-sales …

MIAMI, February 12: Todobebe is teaming with NBC Universal Television Distribution to distribute DVDs based on its Spanish-language show on pregnancy and parenting. Todobebe originally launched in 2003 and is currently broadcast in the U.S. on Telemundo on Saturday mornings. …

PALO ALTO, February 12: A range of content from Starz Media will be made available for online download from Azureus’ digital media platform Zudeo. Azureus uses the BitTorrent technology to facilitate the rapid download of large files. In December, the …

SACRAMENTO, February 12: Digital Music Group, Inc. (DMGI), which specializes in the digital distribution of independently owned music, television, film and video catalogs, has announced a revenue-sharing content agreement with YouTube. The deal makes parts of DMGI's video catalog available …

MALIBU, February 12: JAKKS Pacific and Disney Consumer Products have developed a new line of fashion dolls and role play items for two of Disney’s tween girl properties: Hannah Montana and The Cheetah Girls. The new Hannah Montana toys recreate …

LONDON, February 12: Living in the U.K. today broadcast The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith, a special licensed from Buena Vista International Television that first aired on ABC in the U.S. on Friday night. The hour-long show aired …

VANCOUVER, February 12: Production has begun in Vancouver for The Quality of Life—A Dominic Da Vinci Movie, a two-hour TV movie based on the Canadian drama series Da Vinci’s City Hall that is expected to premiere in Canada on CBC …

LONDON, February 12: The BBC has announced two commissions on the life and works of English author Daphne du Maurier to mark her centenary this year: the 90-minute drama Daphne and the factual special The Road to Manderley, both for …