World Screen

LOS ANGELES, September 13: PorchLight Entertainment has appointed Tycoon Entertainment Group as the licensing agent for Jay Jay the Jet Plane in Mexico. Tycoon has also secured the video rights to the Jay Jay 90-episode library and anticipates releasing the …

LONDON, September 13: Cineflix International has inked a package deal with SBT in Brazil and has made its first sale to Discovery Latin America. The Brazilian broadcaster has licensed 55 hours of Cineflix produced programming, including the hit Mayday, the …

MONTREAL, September 13: Distraction is launching two shows derived from its Funny Home Video (FHV) library, comprising more than 13,500 clips divided into 13 categories. “Funny Home Video clips are the most versatile form of TV entertainment as they can …

HONG KONG, September 13: CNN International is now available as a live-streaming mobile service in Hong Kong to subscribers of PCCW’s new service, now on mobile. Subscribers can access CNN news as it happens directly on their phones or other …

LONDON, September 13: Programming featuring Jamie Oliver, as well as the summer beach series Falcon Beach and the big-budget factual production Prehistoric Park have picked up a range of new deals in Europe, Fremantle International Distribution announced today. Jamie Oliver …

SYDNEY, September 13: VOX Germany has acquired a seventh season of Southern Star’s hit Australian drama McLeod’s Daughters. Produced by Millennium Television and Nine Films and Television for Nine Network Australia, McLeod’s Daughters remains the number one Australian drama series …

PHILADELPHIA/ENGLEWOOD, September 13: Beginning September 15, Comcast will offer 100 hours of high-definition video-on-demand programs on its ON DEMAND service, including at least 20 HD movies from Starz Entertainment each month. The initiative kicks off with Disney’s The Chronicles of …

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG/TAIPEI, September 13: Nickelodeon Networks Asia and Eastern Broadcasting Co.’s Eastern Television (ETTV) have joined forces to launch YoYo Nick, a three-hour Mandarin-language programming block for kids in Taiwan. The Nickelodeon-branded block, launching September 18, will feature Mandarin-language versions …

LONDON, September 13: SCI FI Channel in the U.K. has picked up the rights to NBC’s new fall season drama Heroes, as well as SCI FI U.S.’s Stan Lee reality series Who Wants to be a Superhero? for launch early …

HONG KONG, September 13: PCCW’s IPTV platform now TV will have the exclusive Hong Kong carriage rights for Playboy TV for a three-year period, beginning in December. As of December 1, Playboy TV will come off other pay TV platforms …