World Screen

CANNES, October 12: According to Paul Johnson, the director of the television division at Reed MIDEM, this year’s MIPCOM was the biggest television market ever, with an attendance of 12,429 as of yesterday, marking a 7-percent increase on the second-to-last …

LONDON, October 11: BBC1, along with independent Tightrope Productions, is developing a four-part drama series about the West’s relationship with China that is slated to air in 2008, according to Media Guardian. Written by playwright Howard Brenton, the four 60-minute …

CANNES, October 11: On behalf of Rainbow Media Holdings, iD Distribution has shored up international deals on more than 115 hours of original content from the Independent Film Channel (IFC). "We had just added IFC to the unique mix of …

CANNES, October 11: EM.Entertainment has added to its catalogue of kids’ programming with the acquisition of the global rights to My Bedbugs and VIPO, which the company launched at MIPCOM this week. The deal with Greenestuff for My Bedbugs covers …

CANNES, October 11: 12 Yard has announced a co-production agreement with Seven Network in Australia for a local version of the new format The Rich List, a game show that is slated for a U.S. rollout on FOX. The format …

CANNES, October 11: Beyond Distribution’s new kids’ titles for MIPCOM, Milly, Molly and The Amazing Extraordinary Friends, have been picked up by ABC Australia for launch next year. The Amazing Extraordinary Friends, produced by Greenstone Pictures, is a 13×30-minute live-action …

LONDON/CANNES, October 11: At MIPCOM this week, Fireworks International is showcasing the 2006 Women’s World Awards, which take place next week in New York, and the new kids’ series Young Dracula. The Women’s World Awards, founded by Mikhail Gorbachev, take …

CANNES, October 11: Jetix Netherlands has signed on for a second season of Breakthrough Animation’s Atomic Betty, and has picked up the Dutch licensing and merchandising rights to the show for all categories excluding DVD. The second season is slated …

CANNES, October 11: In a deal brokered by IBC’s founder and president, Jon Helmrich, CHUM International has licensed about 360 hours of fashion, celebrity and entertainment programming to Russian cable operator National Cable Network for its new satellite channel, Entertainment …

CANNES, October 11: M6 has picked up a range of mini-series and TV movies from RHI Entertainment in a deal that covers library titles as well as new projects over the next two years. RHI’s upcoming projects include The Last …