World Screen

LONDON: Robert Llewellyn is to host the new chat show Carpool, a commission from UKTV’s male-skewed channel Dave that is produced by RDF Contact and fully funded by Toyota Prius. Carpool started off as an Internet series, with Llewellyn picking …

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: Though DISCOP East just wrapped last week, the event organizers are already looking ahead to 2011, with dates and location confirmed and a shift in the schedule for the DISCOPRO conference and pitching sessions. The 19th edition will …

NEW YORK: USA Network has acquired from Twentieth Television the exclusive syndication rights to the hit ABC series Modern Family. USA Network will strip the series Monday through Sunday starting in fall 2013. Modern Family was the number one freshman …

LOS ANGELES: Hulu has unveiled a new subscription service, Hulu Plus, which will offer full seasons of current TV shows and library programming for $9.99 per month. The pay service is not replacing Hulu.com, but will be complementary to the …

NEW YORK: Nickelodeon and the National Football League (NFL) are working together on Rush Zone: Guardians of the Core, a new short-form animated series that will air on Nicktoons. The 22-episode production is based on NFL Rush Zone, the sports league’s online destination …

STAMFORD: Branded entertainment spending in the U.S., including product placement, fell just 1.3 percent in 2009 to reach $24.63 billion, according to PQ Media, with solid growth forecast for this year. PQ’s branded event data includes spending on sponsorships, event …

LONDON: Adding to Sky’s roster of high-definition services, Hallmark Channel HD has launched on the U.K. platform with a lineup that includes CSI: NY, Law & Order: SVU and Without a Trace. Further on the channel is Law & Order: …

ENGLEWOOD/PHILADELPHIA: The terms of a new affiliation agreement with Comcast Corporation covers the distribution of Starz Entertainment’s Starz, Encore and MoviePlex premium channels, in addition to the related HD, on demand, HD on demand and online advanced services. The new agreement …

MAINZ: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed a deal to represent licensing for ZDF Enterprises’ teen- and tween-focused property Dance Academy in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, as well as Benelux and the Nordic countries. The deal covers categories such as …

BURBANK: Cookie Jar Entertainment’s action-adventure series Metajets is to make its U.S. debut on Cartoon Network on July 4, kicking off with a five-hour marathon from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Metajets, a co-production with Korea’s Sunwoo, will be stripped …