World Screen

MILAN: Atlantyca Entertainment, the Italian company behind the Geronimo Stilton brand, has set up a new business focused on research and development in the areas of video gaming, apps and web content. Atlantyca-LAB will focus on transmedia brands and copyrights …

LOS ANGELES: Independent distributor o2c has picked up the worldwide distribution rights to the one-hour television special Derek Acorah: A Psychic at Oxford. The special features the well-known spiritual medium demonstrating his abilities at Oxford University. “I am delighted to be …

TORONTO: Banger Films’ heavy metal history series Metal Evolution, set to air on VH1 Classic this November, has been picked up by Tricon Films & Television for representation worldwide. The 11-episode documentary series charts the history of metal from origin …

LONDON: British movies-on-demand provider FilmFlex, a joint venture of Sony Pictures Television and The Walt Disney Company EMEA, has named Jeff Henry as its CEO. Henry will oversee the strategy, development and management of FilmFlex, while expanding the company’s reach …

ARLINGTON: PBS has announced a new four-part series, set to premiere in late October, that will take an in-depth look at American prime-time television, offering up interviews with a slew of creators, among them Shonda Rhimes and David Shore, as well …

MONTREAL: Bejuba! Entertainment and Small Screen Distribution have secured an array of new broadcasters for the preschool series Mr. Moon. Mr. Moon was picked up by SRC in Canada, ABC in Australia, KBS in Korea, TVNZ in New Zealand, TVB …

BURBANK: A second season of the comedy series Melissa & Joey starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence has been picked up by ABC Family to premiere in 2012. The half-hour series airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. It premiered in …

BIELLA: The Italian female-targeted network Lady Channel, available on SKY Italia, has begun airing Telefe International’s hit telenovela Taking Lives. The Lady Channel has been airing the series since last Friday, scheduling noon, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. runs Monday to …

LOS ANGELES: Pop Monkey Productions, the L.A.-based outfit that creates, produces and acquires game show, reality and multiplatform formats, has set its sights on expanding its international business, establishing a U.K. base under the management of co-founders Chuck Thomas and Simone …

MOSCOW: CTC Media’s Channel 31 in Kazakhstan, which features a mix of Turkish and Korean series, local productions and U.S. movies, among other genres, has shored up the rights to a slew of titles from Paramount Pictures. The package grants the …