World Screen

MUNICH, October 2: Mediaset has picked up a further 100 episodes of Bavaria Media Television’s hit telenovela Storm Of Love for broadcast on Canale 5. Broadcast as Tempesta d’Amore, the show is currently one of the most popular afternoon programs …

LONDON, October 2: National Geographic Television International has signed on the BBC and NHK as co-production partners on its new blue-chip wildlife special Gabon: Eden On The Edge. Currently being made by the natural history unit at National Geographic Television, …

LONDON, October 2: British independent Feelgood Fiction has notched up new deals in the U.S., including a pickup by HBO of the format rights to the Five and Paramount Comedy series Suburban Shootout. In addition, CBS has commissioned a pilot …

MONTREAL, October 2: Distraction has added a new interactive scripted comedy format to its offerings: Via Verdi, from Italy’s Einstein Multimedia and Bobolone, which launched in June on Telecom Italia’s Rosso Alice and Alice Home TV and on TIM mobile …

TORONTO, October 2: CCI Entertainment’s animated preschool series Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks, has been picked up by Cartoon Network Too in the U.K., and Cartoon Network in Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. Cartoon Network Too …

KUALA LUMPUR, October 2: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has entered into a partnership agreement with the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS) to commission two one-hour original HD documentaries showcasing Malaysia and encouraging the nation’s filmmaking talent. Yang …

HILVERSUM, October 2: Endemol International has reached a deal with MTV in the U.S. for its high-tech dating show Exposed, which uses Layered Voice Analysis (LVA) to determine if someone is lying on a first date. The format sees rival …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, October 2: Jetix Europe has commissioned Canada’s Studio B Productions to produce a second season of Pucca for broadcast in 2008. Production on the 39×7-minute Flash animated series begins this month. It follows the adventures of feisty Pucca as …

SEOUL, October 2: KBS World, the international channel operated by the Korean terrestrial KBS, has launched on Japan’s largest MSO, J:COM. KBS World, which is also available on Japan’s DTH platform, SKYPerfectTV!, now reaches 1.3 million Japanese households. KBS World …

LONDON, October 2: The North American Sports Network (NASN) will launch in France on CANALSAT’s digital platform tomorrow, reaching 2.6 million homes as part of the CANALSAT LIBREMENT basic package, extending NASN’s European footprint to 4 million households. Amory B. …