World Screen

PALISADES PARK, July 24: Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) has inked a deal with the Country Music Association (CMA) to offer international broadcasters a 90-minute edition of The 40th Annual CMA Awards, which will air on ABC in the U.S. on …

TORONTO/LONDON, July 24: Zonemedia’s Zone Reality channel has picked up the rights to the feature documentary Cracked Not Broken from Canadian producer/distributor Open Door. Set to air on Zone Reality in the U.K. today, the film from Paul Perrier and …

TORONTO, July 24: World Wrestling Entertainment’s new series Extreme Championship Wrestling, which launched on SCI FI Channel in the U.S. last month, is set to launch in Canada on Global Television Network on August 11. The series will air at …

NORWALK/STOCKHOLM, July 24: CABLEready has entered into its first-ever international output deal, inking an agreement with the Swedish documentary channel TV4 Fakta. The package includes Phobia (13×30) and San Quentin Unlocked, a special on one of California’s most crowded and …

SAN DIEGO, July 24: The animation division at BET Networks is working with Vin Diesel’s One Race Productions to produce an animated series inspired by the life of Hannibal of Carthage. Hannibal the Conqueror will span the life of Hannibal, …

NEW YORK/LONDON, July 24: Twenty-five MTV channels reaching 90 countries from Africa, the Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East will air the Global MTV VMA'06 Video Diary Competition beginning this week, offering worldwide viewers a chance …

MONTE CARLO, July 24: The 47th Monte-Carlo Television Festival will take place from June 10 to 14, 2007, the organizers announced today. The five-day event again takes place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 2007 Golden Nymphs will be …

BURBANK, July 24: Two episodes of USA Network’s new hit series Psych will be rebroadcast on NBC next month. The network has also announced renewals on America’s Got Talent and Last Comic Standing, and has unveiled plans for a concert …

NEW YORK, July 24: Lifetime Television has beaten Oxygen to secure the basic cable rights to Buena Vista Television’s ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, beginning in fall 2009. Last week, Oxygen was rumored to be on the brink of sealing …

BURBANK, July 24: NBC has ordered webisodes based on the comedy pilot Nobody's Watching after it was downloaded more than 600,000 times on YouTube, and is developing scripts with a view to ordering a broadcast prime-time series this season. The …