World Screen

NEW YORK: Victoria Justice, star of Victorious, leads the cast of The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, an original teen comedy from Nickelodeon set to air on October 23. The prime-time movie follows Jordan Sands (played by Justice), an unpopular teen …

LONDON: Now in its ninth season on Food Network, Ace of Cakes will be among Passion Distribution’s lead titles at MIPCOM, with 103 half-hour episodes and seven hour-long episodes available. Broadcast partners on the show already include Fox Latin America, …

HONG KONG: The French-language network TV5MONDE has extended its deals with the French Football Federation (FFF) and Ligue1 Championship, along with securing key rugby tournaments. The global deal, excluding France, with the FFF includes all home matches by the French …

LOS ANGELES: As Brand Licensing Europe got under way in London today, Saban Brands announced the appointment of several agents to roll out Power Rangers product beginning in 2011. The agents include Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG) for Western Europe, Kidz …

PARIS/CANNES: Nonce Paolini, CEO of the TF1 Group, and John Smith, chief executive of BBC Worldwide, will share the stage at a MIPCOM session next week, outlining their perspectives on the state of the global television business and what lies ahead for …

LOS ANGELES: TvFilmBiz International has secured the international rights to the upcoming documentary Ronald Reagan: An American Journey, which will air on network PBS in February 2011, to mark the 100th birthday celebration of Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president. …

MEXICO CITY: Steve Mosko, president of Sony Pictures Television, and José Bastón, president of television and content at Grupo Televisa, met in Mexico City this week to discuss opportunities for their companies to work together. The executives met at Televisa’s San …

PARIS: A second season of The Garfield Show with 52 new episodes will be on offer for international buyers at MIPCOM from Mediatoon Distribution. Season two launched last month in Ludo on France 3, where the series airs every Wednesday, …

LONDON: The hit TV Land comedy Hot in Cleveland has been licensed by Endemol Worldwide Distribution to Tele Muenchen Group in Germany and NTV Turkey, with further deals to be announced next week at MIPCOM. The deals follow the successful premieres in …

NEW YORK: U.K. coverage of the Taliban in Pakistan won International Emmy Awards in both the news and current-affairs categories. Sky News’ Pakistan: Terrors’ Frontline, presenting exclusive coverage revealing that the Taliban are in control of Pakistan, won the news …