World Screen

SÃO PAULO: Brazilian network Band TV has extended its participation at MIPCOM, with its own stand to showcase in-house productions.    Among the offerings are The League, Police 24h, concerts from Chico Buarque and Martinália, Kick Off, The Drifter and two …

CANNES: Remote Control Star, from Cineflix Productions, has been commissioned for a 10×30-minute run on CBBC.  The format watches as competitors are presented a mission by presenters JK and Joel to take control of a celebrity for a day. The …

NEW YORK: From its lineup of healthy lifestyle and reality programming, Veria has confirmed agreements in Canada, Israel, Thailand and Korea.  In Canada, the Body, Mind and Spirit channel went for 52 episodes of The Incurables. International cable operators Stornaway …

SYDNEY: More than 260 hours of factual-entertainment programming from Beyond Distribution has been acquired by Discovery Networks Latin America. This includes a number of series from the Lonely Planet strand, What’s Good For You, Love It or List It, Maxed …

NEW YORK: MTV Networks-owned Logo has secured the non-exclusive basic-cable rights to all 194 episodes of Will & Grace for premiere in September 2013. The four-year licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution covers all eight seasons of the Emmy and …

CANNES, October 5: Rainbow and m4e have inked deals that will bring the new kids’ series Mia and Me, launched at MIPCOM this week, to ZDF and Rai Fiction. Co-produced by Lucky Punch, a joint venture between m4e AG and …

CANNES: A packed panel discussion at MIPCOM today, moderated by World Screen‘s group editorial director, Anna Carugati, featured FremantleMedia’s Rob Clark, Shine’s Alex Mahon, Banijay’s François de Brugada, Endemol’s Tom Toumazis and Embassy Row’s Michael Davies discussing some of the …

CANNES: A new deal signed by Turner Content Solutions Asia Pacific will see the free-to-air channel TV5 in the Philippines adding a dedicated branded block for Cartoon Network programming.  The block launches across the Philippines on October 18, featuring 19 …

CANNES: Endemol has firmed up a number of deals across Central and Eastern Europe for local versions of some of its hit formats, which will be produced by its regional operation Weit Media Moscow. Wipeout has been commission for a pan-regional …

CANNES: With an exclusive preview at MIPCOM today, Shaftesbury unveiled the new comedy Good Dog, which is created, written, produced and directed by Ken Finkleman, who also stars.  Finkleman is in Cannes promoting the 13×30-minute series, which will make its broadcast …