World Screen

SYDNEY: Fox Sports Australia is to again make use of Global Television’s outside broadcasting and studio facilities for its coverage of the Australian Open tennis tournament. Global Television’s technicians will deliver up to 258 hours of live HD coverage of …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide Channels has commissioned a South African version of ITV Studios’ hit format Come Dine With Me for rollout on BBC Entertainment, available in the region on the DStv platform. Under the terms of the deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment, …

FRANKLIN/SNELLS BEACH: Big Idea Entertainment and New Zealand’s Huhu Studios have firmed up a multi-million-dollar production deal that covers six new direct-to-video VeggieTales titles over the next two years. Huhu will produce the six new direct-to-video VeggieTales productions, leading the …

LOS ANGELES: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has scooped up the worldwide distribution rights, excluding North America, to Lisa Kudrow’s 10×30-minute Showtime series Web Therapy. The show was reformatted from the short-form web series of the same name from Is or Isn’t …

NEW YORK: Among the programs headed to BBC America’s new comedy block, Ministry of Laughs, is the original British series Free Agents, which was recently picked up by NBC for a U.S. treatment. The 6×30-minute Free Agents stars Anthony Head …

LOS ANGELES: The tax credits for film and television producers shooting in California, in place since 2009, have generated more than $3.8 billion for the state’s economy and have supported more than 20,000 jobs, according to a new report. According to …

LOS ANGELES: A new multi-year deal sees movies distributed theatrically by Open Road Films being made available exclusively on Netflix for digital streaming following their DVD release, in what has traditionally been the pay-TV window. Netflix members will gain instant …

SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate has signed on to represent Kevin Smith’s controversial thriller Red State for VOD, SVOD, EST and TV in the U.S., while Smith’s SModcast Pictures retains the theatrical rights. Smith’s self-distribution label will handle the theatrical distribution of …

MADRID: Antena 3 has signed a multi-year agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution for the exclusive free-TV rights in Spain for films such as the recent hit Bridesmaids, as well as the upcoming The Man with Iron Fists. The deal …

TEMECULA: Ten fresh shows are set to debut in the Outdoor Channel’s celebrity-packed summer lineup, along with 73 programs returning with new episodes. Many of the programs will feature celebrity hosts and all content on the channel will air in …