OTTAWA: CBC has commissioned the original 8x1-hour drama 21 Thunder from PMA Productions and Generic Productions.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has launched the BBC Player, its first TVE product, in Singapore via StarHub.

DALLAS: The Jim Henson Company has appointed Snaptoys as the master toy licensee for the preschool series Word Party.

NEW YORK: Morven Christie, who stars as the female lead in The A Word, and producer Marcus Wilson met with World Screen Newsflash’s Mansha Daswani to discuss how the series approaches the topic of autism and why this show has the ability to resonate with audiences around the world.

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) and M7 Group have inked an agreement to make ESL’s esportsTV channel available in the Nordics, the Baltics, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

LOS ANGELES: dick clark productions and Tubefilter have partnered with YouTube to exclusively live stream the sixth annual Streamy Awards.

NEW YORK: Entertainment One (eOne) has signed up new licensees to extend the U.S. consumer-products offerings for its hit series PJ Masks.

NEW YORK: According to Nielsen, around 84 million people tuned in to watch the first debate of the 2016 presidential election on Monday.

NEW YORK: Playground has promoted Scott Huff and Elyse Dolbec as part of the company’s strategy to expand its television activities in the U.S.

PREMIUM: As Nine Network is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, Hugh Marks, the CEO of Nine Entertainment Co., tells World Screen Newsflash about the channel’s legacy and how it’s positioned to thrive in Australia’s changing media environment.