Viasat has inked for the exclusive free TV rights for "NCIS: Los Angeles," the spinoff of "NCIS" from CBS Studios International. Viasat will air the new series during spring 2010 on its terrestrial stations -- TV3 in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Viasat also is the current license holder of the original "NCIS" series, which continues to perform well across Scandinavia. Viasat and CBS also renewed a multiple-year licensing deal which includes "Dr. Phil" and "America's Next Top Model." The Scandi service also unveiled the launch of its TV1000 Russian Kino movie channel in Los Angeles on Time Warner Cable, following a similar deal for the New York City area with the same Mso in February.
BBC Worldwide Channels unveiled in Cannes a commission for a live-action children's series "Penelope K, By the Way," its first-ever original production for the international CBeebies channel. Set to debut on CBeebies in Australia next year,...
BBC Worldwide Channels unveiled in Cannes a commission for a live-action children's series "Penelope K, By the Way," its first-ever original production for the international CBeebies channel. Set to debut on CBeebies in Australia next year,...
- 10/6/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Canadian animation producer Cookie Jar Entertainment on Tuesday named former Saban International executive Sam Ewing as its head of distribution. Ewing takes over the distribution reins at Montreal-based Cookie Jar, formerly Cinar Corp., from senior sales executive Louis Fournier, who is leaving the company after joining Cinar in 2001. Ewing was most recently vp international co-productions and acquisitions at Saban International and before that worked at Ruby-Spears Prods., Worldvision Entertainment and Hanna Barbera Prods.
- 4/28/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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