World Screen

SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has signed up a number of global syndication partners to showcase the Nokia Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament in more than 174 territories worldwide. The tournament will be televised in a record 18 different international …

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) and Endemol are bringing the cast of the new AMC series Hell on Wheels to MIPCOM. Produced by eOne in association with Endemol USA and Nomadic Pictures, the 10×1-hour Hell on Wheels is city in a …

LONDON: FremantleMedia’s business in Latin America has remained strong, with Idols being produced across the region, The Price Is Right on air in several territories and Got Talent and The X Factor continuing to score new deals. A sixth season …

BETHPAGE: Cablevision Systems Corp.’s iO TV customers can now access full-length TBS, TNT, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and truTV shows on the web and on their iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices through an expaneded Turner TV Everywhere initiative. Turner …

PREMIUM: Joshua Sapan, the president and CEO of AMC Networks, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the power Mad Men and other quality original shows have in transforming networks, rebooting their image and boosting advertising revenues. Home to some of …

MUNICH/CANNES: Bavaria Media is highlighting the movie cycle Vares from Finland from its MIPCOM catalogue, among other titles. Based on the novels by Reijo Mäki, Vares is about a private investigator, ladies’ man and hard-drinking pub regular with difficult cases. …

STOCKHOLM: David Österlund has been promoted to the head of distribution for TV4 from head of business development. Österlund will report to Malte Andreasson, the director of scheduling for the TV4 Group, replacing Märta Rydbeck, who is leaving TV4 to …

TORONTO: Splendid has picked up the German-speaking rights for Europe and Benelux to the post-apocalyptic war feature film The Day from Content Film, a division of Content Media. The Day is directed by Doug Aarniokoski, written by Luke Passmore and …

LOS ANGELES: Saban Brands’ Power Rangers Samurai franchise has secured new international broadcast and licensing partners, adding to its current roster that already includes more than 100 licensees and a slew of leading channels. Power Rangers Samurai has ranked number …

LONDON: OTPL Worldwide is bringing the new cookery series Chocolate Covered, hosted by Claire Clark, one of the top pastry chefs in the world, to MIPCOM, along with other new additions. In Chocolate Covered, Clark travels to Italy, France, the …