World Screen

LONDON, January 12: BKN International has sealed a broadcast deal with Télé-Québec for several CGI high-definition animated features, and has licensed a number of titles to Toronto-based Morningstar Entertainment for DVD distribution in Canada. BKN’s contract with Morningstar Entertainment grants …

SAN FRANCISCO, January 11: VIZ Media has licensed from Nippon Television Network the download-to-own and download-to-rent rights for the U.S. to the Death Note anime series. The deal marks the first time a well known Japanese anime property will be …

SYDNEY, January 11: Southern Star International has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the animated tween series G2G: Got to Go, a Canadian-Australian production for Nine Network. The series, which will be launched on the global market at MIPTV, is …

PASADENA, January 11: BBC America’s new co-production Clatterford, marking Jennifer Saunders’ return to the channel, was presented at the Television Critics Association press tour yesterday. Saunders stars in and wrote Clatterford, a comedy about a small town women’s club. The …

ROME, January 11: Fox International Channels’ FOX Life has entered the Polish market on the Polsat Digital Platform in the Relax Mix package. The channel, whose motto is “Because life should be juicy”, airs first-run and current television series, entertainment …

ENGLEWOOD, January 11: Starz Entertainment has acquired the exclusive rights to the Academy Award-nominated feature film The Illusionist starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel, along with four other films from producer Bob Yari. The films will be shown …

LONDON, January 11: Five in the U.K. has acquired two ITV dramas from indie Shed Productions for its female skewing Five Life channel. The network has acquired Bad Girls, set in a fictional women’s prison, and Footballers’ Wives, following the …

MIAMI, January 11: According to the Miami Herald, a new network for Hispanic audiences, named Buenavisión, is slated to launch in South Florida this spring. The network will be the seventh Spanish-language station in the South Florida area. It is …

PASADENA, January 11: Donnie Wahlberg signed on to star opposite John Leguizamo in Spike TV's new scripted eight-hour drama The Kill Pit from Lionsgate in association with Mandeville. Director Steve Shill (The Sopranos, The Wire, Rome and the upcoming series …

MILAN, January 11: Italy's De Agostini, which owns 40 percent of Antena 3 in Spain, has signed a deal to acquire a 53.5-percent stake in the Italian production outfit Magnolia, according to press reports. Magnolia’s present owners will retain the …