World Screen

VIENNA, July 7: Austria’s ORF secured deals with TVR in Romania and with the Parliament Channel in Greece at DISCOP last month. TVR took 48 ORF titles, primarily made of arts documentaries. Among the shows in the package are Goya—From …

SYDNEY, July 7: Southern Star International has been appointed the international distributor of The Kylie Interview and of the kids’ series The Shak. The Kylie Interview is the first interview with Australian pop star Kylie Minogue since she was diagnosed …

ENCINO, July 7: Solid Entertainment has picked up the U.S. home video and DVD rights to the four-part documentary series Guests of The Ayatollah, based on the bestselling book by Black Hawk Down author Mark Bowden. The series premiered on …

VANCOUVER, July 7: Ricky Sprocket—Showbiz Boy, a new animated series from Bejuba! Entertainment, Snowden Fine Productions and Studio B Productions, has been licensed to Nickelodeon channels in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Scandinavia, as well …

LONDON, July 7: Granada International has secured new Latin American deals with GloboSat and A&E Latin America on titles such as Hell’s Kitchen and The Prince’s Trust 30th Birthday Live. GloboSat in Brazil secured Hell’s Kitchen, which is now in …

SINGAPORE, July 7: Discovery Channel is the number one regional cable and satellite channel in Asia for the ninth consecutive year for past month, past week and yesterday viewership, according to the latest quarterly Pan-Asian Cross Media Study (PAX) conducted …

BRUSSELS, July 7: The European Commission has approved the financial restructuring agreement signed between the Portuguese government and RTP aimed at reducing the pubcaster’s 1 billion euros debt. The restructuring deal, which was signed in September 2003 and runs until …

World Screen Weekly, July 6, 2006 CHANNEL NAME: Disney Channel Italy YEAR IT LAUNCHED: 1998 NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS: 4 million on the SKY Italia satellite platform. OWNERSHIP: Walt Disney Television Italia, a division of The Walt Disney Company. DESCRIPTION: Like …

World Screen Weekly, July 6, 2006 Men admired his courage in movies like Breaker Morant and women swooned at his dashing behavior in the mini-series The Thorn Birds. Bryan Brown distinguished himself as an actor early in his career in …

CONTACT _Con-41598BC6419 c s l TV Kids Weekly, July 5, 2006 NAME: LazyTown ORIGIN: An original idea based on the books created by Magnús Scheving 12 years ago in his native Iceland. CREATORS: Magnús Scheving is a writer, athlete, entrepreneur …