Dan Good didn’t have to look far from home for inspiration for his new series, Wissper. Commissioned by Channel 5’s Milkshake!, Wissper focuses on a quirky little girl who can talk to animals. For Good, his own young daughter was the starting place for the new animated series, which is ...

David Wood explores how broadcasters are using TV movies and specials to launch new brands and create event programming for kids. The teenage offspring of some of Disney’s most notorious villains were all the rage in the U.S. this summer. During a traditionally slow television season, Disney Channel drew more ...

MONTREAL: Canada’s Apartment 11 Productions is due to release a pair of educational kids’ series this year for TVOKids.

BERLIN: Series from Denmark, the U.K., Israel, Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. round off the Berlinale Special program at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.

TORONTO: Temple Street Productions, the production studio behind the critically acclaimed drama Orphan Black, has bolstered its creative team with the addition of two executives in scripted programming roles.

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has filed an objection regarding Relativity Media's Chapter 11 reorganization and has asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Court to allow for the termination of its contract with the company.

LAGOS: The African VOD and internet TV startup iROKO has closed deals worth $19 million for content development and capital funding.

LONDON: Online platform batteryPOP has acquired AVOD rights for the animated series LoliRock (season one) and Get Blake! from Zodiak Kids.

NEW YORK: Scripps Networks Interactive has commissioned its first pan-regional original series for Latin America, Destino Con Sabor, which will air on Food Network across the region.

LONDON: Howard Burch has joined Keshet UK as its head of drama, bolstering the company's efforts to produce more premium scripted programming in-house.