World Screen

MIAMI: Telemundo Internacional has closed deals in a number of territories for its programming to broadcast on IPTV, mobile, VOD and DVD, among other platforms. In Spain, Telemundo inked agreements with Orange and ONO for Beautiful, but Unlucky for subscribers of …

CULVER CITY: George Chien has been promoted to senior VP of international networks for the Asia Pacific at Sony Pictures Television (SPT). Chien will be based in Culver City. He will work closely with Todd Miller, the executive VP of …

TORONTO: Temple Street Productions and CBC Television are working on a third season of Being Erica. Erin Karpluk returns as Erica Strange, Michael Riley is back as Dr. Tom and other returning cast members include Reagan Pasternak, Sebastian Pigott, Kathleen …

HYDERABAD: DQ Entertainment has inked a three-year agreement with the Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG) for The Jungle Book. CPLG will be responsible for the product merchandising, publishing, promotions and direct-to-retail strategy for multiple territories. This includes Italy, the U.K. …

LONDON: Sony Pictures Television has struck new carriage deals for Sony Entertainment Television (SET) with Elion and Starman in Estonia. Elion (IPTV) and Starman (cable and pay DTT) have been added to the roster of operators carrying SET, a general-entertainment …

TORONTO: Astral Media is to launch a French-language version of the Playhouse Disney channel for Bell TV subscribers in Canada on July 5. The commercial-free channel airs Disney shows such as La maison de Mickey (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse), Les Zic-Magines …

Alan Musa, the VP and general manager for the Middle East, Africa and Pan-Region at Cartoon Network, talks in this video interview about the plans for content creation in region, supporting Cartoon Network’s other productions outside the U.S.   Turner …

LONDON/MUNICH: The German channel Das Vierte has been sold by current owners Mini Movie International Channel to Phoenix Medien, the Munich-based subsidiary of British outfit Spirit On Media. Launched by NBC Universal in 2005, Das Vierte reaches more than 34 million …

BUENOS AIRES: Shanghai Media Group has signed on to co-produce with Telefe International and Spain’s DOT a Chinese version of the telenovela Heartbeat. Production begins in July on a 40-episode first season. Announcing the format deal, Alejandro Parra, director of Telefe International, …

TORONTO: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has struck a deal to provide Rogers Communications with programming for its cable, online, mobile and on-demand services. The agreement includes extended linear channel availability and cross-platform content from CBC’s specialty channels bold and …