Jonathan Shiff, Angela Santomero, Tom McGillis and Ben Bocquelet weighed in on the keys to creating successful shows for kids at a session at MIPJunior today moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati before each receiving a Kids Trendsetter Award.

BBC Studios and the new Scottish independent production company Freedom Scripted Entertainment have struck up a co-development and production partnership.

The animated comedy Apple & Onion is scheduled to premiere on Cartoon Network in Germany as Apfel & Lauch in September.

Channel 4 is introducing five commitments as part of a new “creative contract” in an effort to strengthen its relationship with producers.

Imagine Documentaries and White Horse Pictures have entered into a multiyear, non-exclusive partnership.

Studio 100 Media and m4e have inked a deal with Viacom18 that sees the animated preschool series Wissper debuting in India along with a consumer products rollout.

Netflix has signed a multiyear exclusive overall deal with best-selling author Harlan Coben.

Rewind Networks has slated an October 1 launch for HITS Movies HD, a new basic movie channel, on StarHub in Singapore.

New research from GfK MRI finds that almost three-quarters (71 percent) of all U.S. consumers say they have a cable, satellite or telco TV service and have no plans to drop it.

EPIX has greenlit Our Lady, LTD, a drama from MGM Television starring Academy Award winner Sir Ben Kingsley.