World Screen

TORONTO: Canamedia has secured the rights to a new documentary on the life and death of Vincent van Gogh, Vincent: The Untold Story of Our Uncle. Vincent: The Untold Story of Our Uncle is a biography of the life and …

LONDON: Fox International Channels’ FX UK has secured all seasons of the drama series Leverage, following a deal with Endemol Worldwide Distribution. FX has picked up all four seasons of Leverage and the recently announced season five. Leverage, starring Academy …

MIAMI: Latin Media Corp in the U.S. is to begin its third co-production with Malaysia’s RTM network, on a telenovela titled Only You…Sofea Hannah. Latin Media Corp officially announced at MIPCOM that it will soon start filming the novela, about …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group has reorganized its management and operating structure with the appointment of Jørgen Madsen as executive VP of Nordic Broadcasting, and Anders Nilsson as executive VP of Central European broadcasting. The nine-person executive management team reporting to …

MUNICH: SevenOne International has sold the production rights for the hit Belgian format Benidorm Bastards to Istanbul-based Konsensus TV Productions. The Benidorm Bastards format has been sold to more than 20 countries, including the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Sweden, the …

LONDON: Abbey Home Media Group is partnering with Channel 5 to market and distribute a range of children’s DVDs and audio titles to promote the Milkshake! programming block. The first DVD, Music Box-Bop Box, launched in April 2011, features more …

LONDON: The Syfy channel has picked up the exclusive U.K. television rights to Persons Unknown, a 13-part mystery drama series, from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The series, created by Academy Award-winning writer Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects), who executive-produced …

MIAMI: Telemundo Internacional’s novela My Heart Beats for Lola Volcan recently premiered in Romania, while The Queen of the South debuted in Armenia. My Heart Beats for Lola Volcan debuted in Romania on October 17 on channel Acasa TV and …

LONDON: For the first time on iTunes, all episodes of the BBC Worldwide series The Office are available to purchase and download in the U.K., the U.S., Australia, Canada, France and Germany. The U.K. original series written by Ricky Gervais …

AUCKLAND: Starting November 14, season two of the preschool hit series The WotWots, a Pukeko Pictures production, will air daily on TVNZ Kidzone24. The WotWots, which launched in 2009, is now being broadcast in 90 territories across the world, including …