World Screen

CANNES: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) is launching Golf Channel in France with AB Group operating the 24-hour HD service. This is the first deal for the channel in Mainland Europe. In France, Golf Channel is available on Free, SFR, …

CANNES: The Japanese pubcaster NHK and French pubcaster France Télévisions have renewed their co-production agreement for an additional three years, following on an initial pact signed in 2002.  NHK and France 5 signed a co-production/pre-buy agreement in 2002 and have seen …

CANNES/LONDON/NEW YORK: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) is at MIPCOM with a catalogue that features 5,000 hours of original programming, having notched up record presales for three of its brand-new titles.  Offerings include Comedy Central’s Ugly Americans, which has already been …

  CANNES: A range of deals have been closed by ALL3MEDIA International for Filmpool’s scripted reality formats in Eastern Europe.  Russia’s REN has extended its commission for Cases of Doubt from 40 episodes to 60. Tako in Poland commissioned a …

MUNICH: SevenOne International has sold the production rights for My Man Can to FremantleMedia for Spain, Portugal and Latin America, while also securing separate deals in France and Italy.  My Man Can, produced by Redseven Entertainment, features women gambling on …

MONTREAL: Radio-Canada has entered into a distribution agreement with Europe Images International that covers Europe and French-speaking Africa.  This includes some 80 hours of content from the genres of history, current affairs, social issues and lifestyle documentaries, as well as …

CANNES: The People’s Quiz is set for a local treatment in the Middle East for pan-regional broadcaster MBC, in a deal signed by Banijay International.  The series was originally produced for BBC in the U.K. A second season has been …

SYDNEY: More than 27 titles, totaling some 500 hours, from the BBC Worldwide catalogue will make their way to Australian free-to-air digital channel 7TWO.  Included in the agreement are BBC comedies such as Are You Being Served?, The Good Life, …

  LONDON: Channel 5 has made a number of promotions within its programming team, all of which are effective immediately.    Katie Keenan has been promoted to head of acquisitions, while Kate Barnes becomes head of digital channels. Jessica Symons …

LOS ANGELES: Following two seasons in Miami, the Kardashian sisters are relocating for their series Kourtney and Kim Take New York, which will launch on E! in January 2011.   The show is produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions and Bunim-Murray …