World Screen

Power Rangers: Samurai, a new series of the iconic ’90s franchise, premiered on Nickelodeon this month. Saban Brands has revamped the show, bringing it up to date for today’s media savvy children, but has maintained the core elements of the …

STEENWIJK: BravaHDTV has expanded its carriage in France, securing a place in Bouygues Telecom’s HD TV packages. Bouygues Telecom initially offered BravaHDTV, the first European opera and culture HD channel, in November 2010 as part of the telecom’s high-speed fiber …

WARSAW: The soon-to-launch channel Kino Polska Muzyka, the latest addition to the Kino Polska portfolio, will focus on music, as well as cinema and pop culture in Poland. The new service will combine the film offerings from Telewizja Kino Polska …

ORLANDO: The Television Syndication Company (TVS) has acquired One Week Job for worldwide TV distribution, with the exception of Canada. The 75-minute documentary features Sean Aiken, a recent college graduate who sets out to find his life’s true passion by …

NEW ORLEANS: Following the BBC Showcase Syndication event in New Orleans, BBC Worldwide Americas has secured more than 200 hours of programming sales to PBS stations across the U.S. BBC Showcase Syndication, now in its third year, hosted 59 public-television programmers from across the …

PARIS: Novavision has purchased the catalogue and business assets of MEG (Media Entertainment Group), expanding its portfolio of comedic non-verbal clips. The Scandinavia-based distribution company MEG holds brands such as Bluffing, World’s Funniest Home Video Clips and World’s Funniest Videos. This …

LONDON/OSLO: Nordic World has lined up format representation agreements with four Finnish independent producers: Yellow Film & TV, Story of…, Intervisio and Aito Media. In its deal with Yellow Film & TV, Nordic World, which is an alliance of the …

BOCA RATON: Penthouse 3D is scheduled to launch on March 1 in Europe, with a lineup of 100-percent full 3D programming, airing daily from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. The new service from Penthouse follows on the launch of the …

TORONTO: Veena Sud, former executive producer on CBS’s Cold Case, is set to present a special master class at this year’s Banff World Media Festival, where she will discuss her new crime drama, The Killing, which debuts this April on …

LONDON: BabyTV has struck a licensing agreement with Portuguese publisher Porto Editora, as well as a deal with Smart Kids Canada to launch BabyTV books in North America. In Portugal, Porto Editora will license a range of book formats, including …