LONDON: The U.K.’s Channel 4 has given the go-ahead to three more seasons of the quiz show Fifteen to One for a daytime slot. Hosted by broadcaster and comedian Sandi Toksvig, the program sees fifteen contestants start the game, with only one left by the end. The Remedy Productions title’s ...

LONDON: The educational channel English Club TV has launched across Africa. The network can be found in 37 countries throughout the continent via CANAL+ Overseas’ basic package. The deal was reached between ECTV Network, a part of English Club TV Group, and CANAL+ Overseas. Andrew Semchenko, the CEO of the ...

TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment has sold the animated kids' series DOKI, The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! and RoboRoach to broadcasters in Canada, Norway and UAE. DOKI is headed to NRK in Norway and TVO and Knowledge Network in Canada. The show follows the adventures of the titular ...

Earlier this week, Netflix unveiled a number of new original series coming to its roster of kids’ programming. Among them is Kulipari: An Army of Frogs, produced by Splash Entertainment and Outlook Company. The property is based on a trilogy of books created by American football star Trevor Pryce, and ...

PARIS: HBO Asia has picked up an additional 76 episodes of Hollywood On Set from Prime Entertainment Group. The new run will air in HD across 25 territories via HBO Asia. The show goes behind the scenes and on set of the latest movies out of Hollywood. David Freydt, the ...

LONDON: This November, BBC Worldwide is slated to host a festival celebrating the international hit Doctor Who featuring special appearances by showrunner Steven Moffat and current series lead Peter Capaldi. The Doctor Who Festival will run from November 13 to 15 at ExCel in London. The event will include sets ...

LONDON: ITV has tapped STV Productions, with GroupM Entertainment, to produce a new comedy panel show for ITV2, Safeword. The 7×45-minute series will begin airing in July. It will be hosted by Rick Edwards (Tool Academy) and feature regular captains Katherine Ryan (Have I Got News For You) and David ...

ATLANTA: Deborah Bradley has been elevated to executive VP of networks and programming optimization, content strategy and commercialization for Turner Broadcasting System. Bradley is responsible for all acquisitions, licensing, program planning, scheduling, operations and inventory management for TNT and TBS networks and their digital and mobile platforms. Bradley, who also ...

LOS ANGELES: PROMINENT Brand + Talent, a new global brand management consortium based in Los Angeles and with offices opening in New York, Minneapolis, London, Milan and Hong Kong, has officially launched. PROMINENT Brand + Talent will be led by ...

LAS VEGAS: At this year’s Licensing Expo, Mondo TV is presenting a number of titles from its co-production partners Giochi Preziosi, Aurora World Corporation and Abu Dhabi Media. Highlights from Giochi Preziosi include Dinofroz Dragons’ Revenge and Atomicron. “Both properties were born from successful Giochi Preziosi toy lines,” says Roberta ...