World Screen

CANNES: The one-off special William and Kate: A Royal Engagement has been sold by BBC Worldwide to 32 broadcasters in more than 24 territories.  Universal in the U.S., Bio Channel in Australia, CDI SRL in Italy and Cineplex in Thailand are …

CANNES: My Strange Addiction and Scare Tactics are among the shows Rive Gauche Television has signed new broadcast deals on. My Strange Addiction was picked up by TV2 Norway and TV4 Sweden. Scare Tactics went to France’s Planète. Also securing …

CANNES: Journeyman Pictures, a U.K.-based distributor, is offering the international market a documentary special about the Libyan civil war, called Benghazi Stories. Adding to the company’s doc slate are the HD titles Sequestro and Broken Moon. "Sequestro is the most …

CANNES: Egypt’s ERTU has picked up the TTT Entertainment format TXTC from Sony Pictures Television’s 2waytraffic, with a local version to be produced by TVision.  TXTC, an interactive game show targeted at teenagers and under-25s, has aired in more than ten countries, including Estonia, …

LOS ANGELES: Shine International has been appointed to represent Procter & Gamble Productions’ family-oriented programming on a worldwide basis.  The deal includes the distribution rights to the TV movies Secrets of the Mountain, a two-hour drama-adventure about a single mother on …

CANNES: Cineflix International has announced deals with some 30 channels in 20 territories for its cooking and restaurant-based series, including Conviction Kitchen and The Cupcake Girls. The 16×1-hour Conviction Kitchen has sold to MTV Finland, W9/EDI TV France, SBS Netherlands, …

CANNES: Resonant is teaming with a Spanish company to co-produce the youth telenovela La Muse (The Muse). Originated by Resonant, the show will be shot in Buenos Aires, where Resonant will oversee the creative aspects. Spain’s Elastic Rights will be …

CAPE TOWN: A new documentary series that follows a group of U.S. solders in Afghanistan is on offer at MIPTV from South Africa’s Waterfront Studios. The 13-part Turf Wars was filmed with the use of mini HD cameras attached to the …

UNTERFÖHRING: Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 is to get its own treatment of the John de Mol talent format The Voice Of, co-produced by Talpa and Schwarzkopff TV.  The format originated in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland in September 2010. It drew in …

LONDON: Mind Candy, the outfit behind the hit Moshi Monsters online game, is in Cannes to showcase the new online kids’ platform Moshi TV, which is home to a range of VOD programming, user-generated content and third-party productions.  CEO Michael …