World Screen

PARIS: Submissions are now being accepted for the MIP Junior Kids’ Jury, which will see a panel of 20 children screening preselected programs and picking their favorites across three categories. The programs eligible for entry must be new submissions that …

LONDON: More than a quarter of TV households worldwide, representing 387 million homes, are expected to have subscriptions to triple-play services by 2016, says a new report from Digital TV Research. According to the Triple-Play Forecasts report, penetration will reach …

LONDON: UKTV-owned factual channel Yesterday has taken the exclusive British rights to a new series from World Media Rights about World War II for broadcast as part of its Spirit of 1940s programming strand. Narrow Escapes of World War Two, a …

MONTREAL: Telefilm Canada is again working with Rogers Group of Funds on a program to finance documentary films, in English and French, for theatrical release. The Theatrical Documentary Program aims to encourage the production of high-quality Canadian feature-length documentaries. It has …

SINGAPORE: SingTel’s IPTV platform mio TV has expanded its channel lineup with Travel Channel, the all-rugby Setanta Sports and the Indian news network TIMES Now. “We actively seek to provide a well-rounded selection of channels and programs to enrich our customers’ …

MCKINNEY: Blockbuster is making an effort to lure Netflix subscribers who are upset about the company’s new DVD-only pricing plans, offering up a 30-day free trial to the Blockbuster Total Access package for customers who make the switch. Blockbuster says …

BRIGHTON: The British distributor Electric Sky has secured a range of deals with broadcasters across Europe and Australasia, including inking a new agreement on The Battle for Haiti. Planete Thalassa in France opted for the 12×23-minute third season of Customs, …

BEIJING: Metan Development Group’s Hello! Hollywood, an entertainment series produced for the Chinese market, reaches its 100-episode milestone on July 30. The series first debuted in September 2009 on ten stations in China, but is now available on more than …

NEW YORK: Quirky, a new non-fiction series about a website that helps inventors turn their ideas into real products, has been added to the Sundance Channel’s schedule. The six-episode series, launching August 30, focuses on Quirky.com, a product development company …

LONDON: The Syfy channel in the U.K. has shored up the rights to the American superhero drama The Cape from NBCUniversal International Television Distribution. The ten-part series comes to British audiences on July 21. It is a Universal Media Studios …