World Screen

LONDON: Cineflix International Distribution has scored a range of deals across Asia, with China, Japan and India all signing up for content in recent months. Python Hunters is headed to China, along with Animal Mega Moves, which have been picked …

PARIS: The Connected Creativity Forum at MIPTV has scheduled a lineup of international speakers that includes executives from Facebook, FremantleMedia, BBC’s Global iPlayer and BitTorrent, among others. Hans Vestberg, the president and CEO of Ericsson, will present the inaugural Connected …

LONDON: DRG has received two new prime-time commissions for the reality show Don’t Tell the Bride, with RTL II in Germany, RTL Nederland and Denmark’s TV2 on board for local versions. Created by Renegade Pictures for BBC Three, Don’t Tell the Bride …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will be on hand at MIPTV with three new BBC dramas in its slate, Laconia, The Crimson Petal and the White and Exile. The 2×90-minute Laconia tells of one of the most controversial maritime incidents during …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has acquired five new TV movies for its distribution catalogue and will launch the offerings at MIPTV. MarVista now holds worldwide distribution rights to the drama Lies and Deceit, which stars James Brolin, Corin Nemec and …

LONDON: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) is set to launch the preschool series Bubble Guppies for the international market at MIPTV, with a number of syndication deals already in place. The interactive CGI variety show is set in a 3D underwater …

VIENNA: Andrew Solomon is to serve as the new head of ORF’s natural history and science department, UNIVERSUM. Solomon has worked in TV in the U.K. as a film editor, researcher and producer. In France, he was executive producer for …

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has extended its development deal with Blast! Films for an additional two-year term. Zodiak has a first-look deal to distribute all Blast! Films’ productions, including the new police series Coppers (marketed internationally as The Police Station). Blast! Films’ …

LONDON: Good Food has commissioned the new 20×1-hour series Perfect…, which features world-class chefs in a head-to-head cooking competition, from Optomen. The show will see 26 world-class chefs going head to head to cook three versions of themed cuisines. Every …

SINGAPORE: The worldwide pay-TV market continues to grow, says ABI Research, with the number of subscribers on track to top 745 million this year, up from 704 million at the end of 2010. While forecasts for the pay-TV market as a whole …