World Screen

TORONTO/LONDON, November 28: DECODE Entertainment has announced a range of new deals in Asia, including the sale of the preschool series Franny’s Feet to terrestrial and pay-TV broadcasters in Korea. EBS has secured the terrestrial rights to the show, while …

BARCELONA/SINGAPORE, November 28: Icon Animation heads into the Asia TV Forum, which kicks off in Singapore tomorrow, with a deal already clinched with Nickelodeon Asia for its key animated series Lola & Virginia. The Nickelodeon deal brings the show to …

KNOXVILLE, November 28: DIY Network and Fine Living TV Network, part of Scripps Networks, continue to be two of the fastest growing cable networks in the U.S., with several new launches in the last few months. DIY Network launched on …

SYDNEY, November 28: Universal Pictures Australasia and ReelTime Media are set to launch a movie download-to-own service, featuring secure burn technology, in Australia and New Zealand tomorrow. Consumers will be able to purchase Universal Pictures titles on the same day …

SINGAPORE, November 28: Singaporean cable platform StarHub has won the exclusive rights for the next three seasons of the Barclays English Premier League (EPL), beginning in the 2007/2008 season. “StarHub has been the place where Singaporeans watch EPL for the …

SINGAPORE, November 28: ESPN STAR Sports has extended its agreement with the FA Premier League (FAPL) for the live broadcast rights to the Barclays English Premier League in key Asian markets until 2010. ESPN STAR Sports will exclusively broadcast the …

NEW YORK, November 28: RHI Entertainment is set to begin production early next year on the six-hour mini-series Tin Man, billed as a science-fiction take on The Wizard of Oz, for a December 2007 premiere on the SCI FI Channel. …

LONDON/NEW YORK, November 28: Seven of the world's leading advertising and marketing agencies have worked together on a new multi-platform campaign, Turn on TV, about HIV and AIDS prevention in support of the Global Media AIDS Initiative (GMAI). The agencies, …

LONDON, November 28: Michael Grade has resigned as chairman of the BBC and is taking the post of executive chairman of ITV, the U.K.’s leading commercial broadcaster. Grade’s resignation is effective immediately and he will start at ITV early in …

HILVERSUM, November 27: Endemol has boosted its business in Latin America with three recent developments: it increased its stake in Endemol Andino; extended its output deal with TV Globo in Brazil; and appointed a new creative director for the Latin …