World Screen

LAS VEGAS: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed a slew of licensing deals for The X Factor in the U.K. The 2010 licensing program will cover a range of categories, including everything from adult and children’s apparel, baby and toddler apparel …

TORONTO: Under the banner EBTV, Brightlight Pictures and Essential Pictures will be working together to produce and distribute TV programming for the U.S. and international markets. Canada’s Brightlight Pictures has strong ties with U.S. and Canadian broadcast and cable networks, …

NEW YORK: Ben Silverman’s Electus and DumbDumb, a comedic content and marketing company from Will Arnett and Jason Bateman, have unveiled the first project from their digital partnership with Orbit gum, with a series of original branded digital shorts. The …

MONTE-CARLO: The winners of this year’s Golden Nymph Awards have been named for the 50th Monte-Carlo Television Festival, with drama wins going to Mad Men and The Killing II and comedy nods to 30 Rock and The Thick of It. …

LAS VEGAS: FremantleMedia is working with Australia Zoo and the family of late wildlife personality Steve Irwin on new television and licensing properties. FremantleMedia will partner with Australia Zoo—established by the Irwin family in 1970 and taken over by Steve and Terri …

LOS ANGELES: Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Sports en Español have retained the exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to Italy’s soccer league Serie A for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. The renewal agreement was secured through MP & …

LAS VEGAS: Spin Master and Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) have entered into an exclusive partnership, which gives the cable network’s consumer products division all global licensing and merchandising rights for the toy maker’s portfolio of brands. CNE will build consumer …

HYDERABAD/MUMBAI: Turner International India is on board for two sequels to DQ Entertainment’s animated feature Balkand, which premiered on POGO last year. This is the latest addition to Turner’s broadening slate of local animation—the broadcast group has acquired or produced 40 …

LONDON: Sky1 HD has signed up dance expert Louie Spence, who is at the center of the series Pineapple Dance Studios, for an exclusive talent deal. Sky1 HD will be announcing details of Louie’s forthcoming projects shortly. Celia Taylor, the head …

NEW YORK: Jason Klarman has been upped to president of Oxygen Media, effective immediately. Klarman has been general manager of Oxygen Media since January 2008. With his new promotion, Klarman adds oversight for Oxygen’s original programming and development teams to …