World Screen

LOS ANGELES, August 15: BET's newly established animation division has announced two new deals, including a tie up with Film Roman for a slate of animated films and multiplatform series. Through its pact with Film Roman, the award-winning animation studio …

NEW YORK, August 15: ImaginAsian TV has acquired the rights to the hit Korean drama series Princess Hours from Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) for launch on August 28 at 8 p.m. “Asia is abuzz over the popularity of Princess Hours, …

NORWALK, August 15: CABLEready has secured its first-ever deal with the Sundance Channel, licensing the documentary Combover: The Movie for a spring 2007 broadcast in the U.S. The hour-long film from No Barking Productions follows filmmaker Chris Marino as he …

LOS ANGELES, August 15: Fox Sports en Español has entered into a four-year programming deal with Soccer United Marketing (SUM) for the live and exclusive television rights to the Mexican club InterLiga Tournament from 2007 through 2010. All matches will …

WASHINGTON, August 15: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and National Geographic Channel have commissioned Towers Productions—the team behind Inside 9/11—to produce Bin Laden’s Spy in America. The two-hour special will premiere in the U.S. on August 28, followed by an …

UNIVERSAL CITY/MUNICH, August 15: NBC Universal’s German free-to-air channel Das Vierte has launched Scene It?—The Film Quiz, an interactive, SMS-driven movie-trivia quiz show from NBC Universal Television Distribution and Screenlife, the makers of the Scene It? DVD game. The 30-minute …

TEL AVIV, August 15: For the first half of this year, Dori Media Group reported revenues of $9.65 million, a 49-percent gain, with a dramatic increase in net profit from $139,000 to $1.72 million. International sales accounted for 68 percent …

AMSTERDAM, August 15: chellomedia and Tel Sell have announced that their joint venture Dutch shopping channel will begin operating under the name LiveShop in October, with a preview currently available on its website. LiveShop will be available in more than …

TORONTO/MUMBAI, August 15: At the XVI International AIDS Conference in Canada, STAR India announced a two-year extension of its relationship with the Heroes Project, a non-governmental public service campaign in India that promotes HIV/AIDS awareness. The extension of the campaign …

PHILADELPHIA, August 15: World Wrestling Entertainment’s subscription video-on-demand service, WWE 24/7 On Demand, is now available on Comcast, the largest cable operator in the U.S. WWE 24/7 On Demand is offered up as part of Comcast’s ON DEMAND lineup, featuring …