World Screen

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has picked up the worldwide distribution rights for two documentaries produced by Testimony Films that focus on the tragedy of September 11. 9/11: The Fireman’s Story and 9/11: ER, both one hour and produced by the award-winning …

SINGAPORE: Food Network Asia is celebrating its successful first year in the Asian market with the debut of the hit U.S. series The Next Food Network Star tomorrow. The channel has already picked up carriage deals for Singapore on StarHub, …

LONDON: Coolabi has secured three new licensing partners in the U.K. for its preschool series Poppy Cat. Alligator Books will create art and activity books for the series, while Trade Mark Collections will offer umbrellas and bags and VMC Accessories …

CHEVY CHASE: Production for the new travel series The Layover, hosted by Anthony Bourdain of No Reservations, has been greenlit by the Travel Channel and is expected to premiere in the fourth quarter of 2011. The Travel Channel and Zero …

SÃO PAULO: Cat’s Cradle (Cuna de Gato), a telenovela distributed by Globo TV International, is to premiere on the Teledoce channel in Uruguay on August 1, following the channel’s success with Seize the Day (Vivir la Vida). Cat’s Cradle has …

LONDON: In commemorating the tenth anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, National Geographic Channel is presenting the world television exclusive of George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview. The documentary, set to air in the U.S. on August …

LONDON: The inaugural Dublin Super Cup is set to air in more than 160 territories around the world, through agreements signed by Endemol Sport, in combination with its partner rights agencies. This reach is due to a combination in-house rights …

WARSAW: Romance TV Polska, a joint venture of Mainstream Media and ZDF Enterprises, has joined the lineup of Poland’s Platform ‘n’, which now has 28 HD channels on its service. Romance TV Polaska will also be added to the SVOD collection of …

MEXICO CITY: Grupo Televisa has licensed around 3,000 hours of novelas, series and entertainment programming for streaming on Netflix in Latin America. The non-exclusive deal makes Televisa programming available to Netflix one year after its broadcast TV airing. The agreement …

NEUILLY: Revenues for the first half of the year at M6 fell 3 percent to 719.7 million euros, of which 356.5 million euros was derived from advertising on the M6 channel. Ad revenues on M6 were up 5.3 percent on …