World Screen

NEW YORK: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has picked up the worldwide distribution, brand licensing and home-entertainment rights, excluding Canada, to the new tween live-action sitcom Really Me from Fresh TV. Really Me follows 15-year-old Maddy, who wins a contest to get …

Cartoon Network is seeking out content for its branded afternoon comedy block in the U.K. Called Laughternoons, the hour-long block from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays is set to launch two new original shows from the channel’s American …

HELSINKI: Northern Alliance Group has appointed Henrik Biskjaer as head of acquisitions. Biskjaer previously served as head of acquisitions at Nordisk Film TV, which is part of Banijay Entertainment, and oversaw all format acquisitions in the Nordic region, including local …

LOS ANGELES: John Bryan has been upped to president of domestic television distribution for MGM, from his current post as executive VP of domestic television for the studio. Bryan joined MGM in 2006 and is the creator of its This …

NEW YORK: Bolstering its editorial team, World Screen has hired Morgan Grice as its new editorial assistant. Grice contributes to all English-language editorial, including the print and online publications. She will also be leading the charge on the WorldScreenings.com video …

LONDON: Archie Productions has been tapped by CITV and ITV Breakfast to produce a further 26 episodes of the hit kids’ series The Cool Stuff Collective. A total of 26 22-minute episodes are to be produced. Of the new installments, 14 …

TEL-AVIV: Dori Media Group, in collaboration with Indiemedia, has scored a sale for its interactive format uMan to ITV Studios America for the U.S. market. The cross-platform show features eight contestants entering a "lab" for 21 days, during which their every …

LOS ANGELES: Online entertainment publisher BuzzMedia has acquired the female-skewing celebrity and lifestyle website The Frisky from Turner Broadcasting System. Launched in 2008, The Frisky delivers entertainment, celebrity, fashion and women’s lifestyle content to more than 2 million average monthly readers. …

NEW YORK: Production is under way on the two-hour pilot Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, the latest chapter in the Syfy hit. Blood & Chrome takes place in the tenth year of the first Cylon war. Luke Pasqualino leads the cast …

STOCKHOLM: Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has reported its best-ever yearly earnings, with 2010 operating profit rising 26 percent to SEK 807 million ($124.2 million). "Our record profit is testimony to the hard work that has been done throughout the group," …