World Screen

WARSAW: Endemol Neovision has picked up the rights to the TVN drama Crime Detectives for a local version to be produced by its Russian subsidiary Weit Media. The series is in its eighth season on Poland’s TVN. It centers on …

NEW YORK: Bolstered by consumer demand for digital experiences, the global media and entertainment market is expected to grow from $1.4 trillion in 2010 to $1.9 trillion in 2015, a 5.7-percent compound annual growth rate, reports PwC in its latest …

LONDON: The lifestyle channel Really is to join Freeview starting in August, marking UKTV’s third channel to join the free-to-air lineup, alongside Yesterday and Dave. Really will replace Dave Ja Vu in the Freeview lineup. Really focuses on telling people’s …

BANFF: The recipients of the Banff World Media Festival’s Non-Fiction Rockies have been unveiled in the categories of reality, documentary and lifestyle, while five winners were named from the international pilot competition. Dragons’ Den (season five, episode eight) won for …

HONG KONG: A three-year deal has been signed in Vietnam for the Endemol game show The Kids Are All Right, with Blue Ocean Communications scoring the rights to adapt the show. The format is set to make its Asian debut …

PHILADELPHIA/LUXEMBOURG: Comcast Corporation and Skype have entered into a partnership to bring the HD video-calling experience to the television. Comcast customers will soon be able to make and receive Skype video calls from their TVs. They can also send instant messages …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Jessica Simpson is to serve as a celebrity mentor on the new reality competition series Fashion Star, hosted by Elle Macpherson. From Electus, 5×5 Media and The Magical Elves (Top Chef, Project Runway), Fashion Star will give 14 …

NEW YORK: AMC has ordered a second season of the original drama The Killing, with season one’s finale to air this Sunday. The Killing is based on the Danish series Forbrydelsen, with the U.S. treatment produced by Fox Television Studios. Veena …

LAS VEGAS: At the Licensing International Expo, FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and CBBC are set to launch the new comedy series Strange Hill High, a show for kids 6 to 11 that combines puppets, stop motion and CG. The 13×30-minute comedy …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution has sold a raft of titles, including Monster Bug Wars and How Beer Saved the World, to broadcasters across the Americas. Beyond Productions’ Monster Bug Wars, a Science Channel original, went to Canal D in Canada, which …