World Screen

SILVER SPRING: Science Channel is set to relaunch as SCIENCE this summer with a new on-air look and logo. Available in more than 68 million homes, the rebranded network and new logo, Morph, will go live June 8 at 10 …

BEVERLY HILLS/SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: A multiyear syndication deal will allow Netflix subscribers to access the first four seasons of AMC’s hit Mad Men online, with new seasons to be added as they finish airing on TV. The deal with Lionsgate covers …

WARSAW: National Geographic Channel HD has joined Poland’s Platform ‘n’, bringing the operator’s high-def lineup to 26 channels.   The strategic partnership between Platform ‘n’ and FOX International Channels Poland saw Nat Geo HD roll out on the system yesterday. …

WOLFSBURG/LONDON/NEW YORK: Volkswagen has entered into a partnership with Viacom International Media Networks to establish itself as the presenting partner of an exclusive MTV World Stage. The MTV music initiative aims at bringing the latest in music talent in the …

CANNES: Tricon Films & Television is at MIPTV showcasing the CBC comedy InSecurity, a comedic take on spy shows that has been renewed for a second season by CBC, its co-creator, Virginia Thompson, tells World Screen Newsflash. "I was inspired by the …

CANNES: ITV Studios France will produce a local version of the reality format Four Weddings for TF1, bringing the number of international versions of the show to 13. The TF1 edition launches later this year as a series of one-hour episodes. …

CANNES: The new Showcase Canada series Endgame, distributed outside of North America by Endemol Worldwide Distribution, is offering up a new take on the crime procedural genre, its star, Shawn Doyle, and creator, Avrum Jacobson, told World Screen Newsflash in …

CANNES: The live-action adventure comedy My Babysitter’s a Vampire from Canada’s Fresh TV is headed to Disney Channels and Disney XD services around the world, including the U.S., via a deal announced today by FremantleMedia Enterprises. The 13×30-minute show, accompanied by …

LOS ANGELES: Just days after its U.S. premiere, the Showtime original The Borgias has landed slots across Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, CBS Studios International announced at MIPTV today. Starring Jeremy Irons as Pope Alexander VI, the series’ premiere …

CANNES: Asian lifestyle channel Li, Life Inspired is set to roll out its second original production, The Maverick Chef, from Singapore’s Ochre Pictures with the support of the Media Development Authority. The show, with filming set to begin later this …