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BRATISLAVA/PRAGUE: The Film Europe Media Company has begun regular broadcasting for the Film Europe Channel, a paid TV service that exclusively highlights cinema from countries throughout Europe. The channel is being implemented in Slovakia and the Czech Republic with plans …

HONG KONG: Celestial Pictures has secured two new carriage deals for its Celestial Movies channel in Indonesia, also scoring a slot in the territory for its Celestial Classic Movies service. Celestial Movies joins PT Central Tivi’s Centrin TV platform, as well …

LOS ANGELES: The Disney Channel has ordered season two of Fresh TV’s horror-comedy series My Babysitter’s a Vampire from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). The series launched on the Disney Channel in the U.S. in June 2011 and also airs on Disney-owned …

SYDNEY: ABC Commercial is to supply content from Australia’s ABC News to Hewlett-Packard Australia for its web-enabled printers with HP Print Apps. The ABC News print application provides users with direct access to the latest local ABC news and headlines. It …

MIAMI: The new original Discovery en Español series Apocalipsis Maya looks at the ancient Mayan prophesies about the end of the world. The three-part mini-series explores the Mayan calendar and the fears behind the prediction that the world will end …

PREMIUM: Inking a broad range of licensing deals as Netflix continues its international expansion, chief content officer Ted Sarandos tells World Screen Newsflash that while bringing “Hollywood content to the world is a proven good business…I think [offering] the world’s …

LONDON: The Crime & Investigation Network has commissioned Eyeline Entertainment to produce the new crime documentary series At Home with The Noonans. The six-episode one-hour series explores the lives of the Manchester crime family the Noonans. It is a co-production …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, the cast of the new ABC Studios drama Missing—Ashley Judd, Cliff Curtis and Adriano Giannini—sat down with World Screen Newsflash to discuss the show and its international appeal.   Returning to television after having …

LONDON: CreaCon Entertainment has secured two new licensing deals for its preschool property City of Friends for international live mini-shows and character appearances. The new licensing agreements follow the launch of the first City of Friends live stage show in …

BARCELONA: Among the animation companies based in Barcelona, Imira Entertainment, Edebé Audiovisual Licensing, Motion Pictures, BRB Internacional, Tomavistas, StorkFisk, Mago Producciones and Cromosoma were part of the event organized by ICEX for international trade press publications. The event kicked off …