World Screen

LOS ANGELES: The adventure thriller Special Ops and the drama Riding Tornado have joined the catalogue of MarVista Entertainment, which will present the titles for the first time to international buyers at MIPCOM. Special Ops follows a U.S. Marine captain …

NEW YORK: Jason Priestley, best known from the hit ’90s drama Beverly Hills, 90210, is to serve as the host for the 38th International Emmy Awards, taking place November 22 in New York City. The International Academy of Television Arts …

BEVERLY HILLS/OTTAWA: Televix Entertainment has taken on the Latin American broadcast, home video and online VOD rights for Rob the Robot from Amberwood Entertainment and ONE Animation. The preschool show just launched on Canada’s TVO and was also recently picked up …

MONTREAL: La Presse Télé has sold The Parents and A Star’s Life in Lyrics in Italy. La Presse Télé launched A Star’s Life in Lyrics at MIPTV. Banijay Entertainment bought the format for France. France 2 has signed up for …

HYDERABAD: DQ Entertainment International (DQE) has secured a licensing agreement for The Jungle Book with Germany’s Universal Trends, along with co-production partner ZDF Enterprises. Universal now holds the rights to manufacture and sell products such as figurines, puzzles, board games …

TORONTO: DHX Media has landed a third-season commission for its animated preschool series Animal Mechanicals from Canada’s CBC. This brings the total number of episodes to 73×11 minutes. In each episode, Rex, Unicorn, Komodo, Sasquatch and Mouse leave their island-in-the-sky …

LOS ANGELES: CBS Studios International has teamed up with the American Forces Network (AFN) to provide U.S. troops with a full night of current programming the day after its initial airing. CBS and AFN will bring CBS’s Tuesday lineup to …

Simon Cowell has become a household name because of his honest and often bruising remarks on the talent-competition shows American Idol and The X Factor. What is less known among the general public is his indisputed ability as an entrepreneur …

MIPCOM’s Producers’ Forum, presented in association with World Screen, will be featuring the Co-Production Master Class on The Pillars of the Earth, on Monday, October 4. This event will offer attendees a major case study on the innovative development model …

With the rollout of TLC in Asia this month in place of Discovery Travel & Living, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific bolstered its lifestyle portfolio in the region and set up what executive VP and managing director Tom Keaveny sees as a …