World Screen

LONDON: Inside the Obama White House, a National Geographic Television production for PBS, has secured a number of presales around the world, including in Australia, Ireland and Brazil. National Geographic Television International has licensed the doc to Network 10 Australia, RTE …

LONDON: ZDF in Germany and ABC in Australia are among the networks that have picked up the rights to the AMC original drama The Prisoner from ITV Studios Global Entertainment, which has now been sold into more than 100 territories. The ITV Studios …

SILVER SPRING: John Honeycutt has been appointed to the new role of executive VP and head of international business operations for Discovery Networks International (DNI). He will be based in London and report to Mark Hollinger, the president and CEO …

TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group has sold its interactive cross-platform reality format uMan to Fullhouse Standup Etcetera in Finland. This follows on the recent sale of uMan to Banijay Entertainment six territories in Europe. The format has now been sold …

LONDON/LISBON: Portugal-based beActive Entertainment has made an investment in multiplatform producer CR Entertainment, whose credits include the Bebo original series Sofia’s Diary. CR says it secured a "significant" investment from beActive Entertainment, which will be used to expand its in-house writing …

LONDON: Created and produced in-house by CBeebies Production, ZingZillas is a lead offering for MIPTV from BBC Worldwide‘s children’s portfolio. The show centers on four primates who live on an island paradise and create music. With the help of their musical …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide Channels has announced that John Taite is to take on the role of VP of multiplatform programming at BBC America. Taite is tasked with developing BBC Worldwide’s editorial strategy in the U.S. on branded digital platforms, future genre channel launches …

BURBANK/TORONTO: Global in Canada and ABC in the U.S. are set to premiere E1 Entertainment‘s new drama Rookie Blue (formerly known as Copper), starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith on June 24. Airing Thursdays at 9 p.m., the 13-part drama …

LOS ANGELES/MOSCOW: Channel One Russia is partnering with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution for its own version of Prison Break, signing up for a full 22 episodes. Channel One has commissioned Red Square Cinema and Russian Project Studio to produce the …

TORONTO: Two new children’s properties have joined the catalogue of Skywriter Media & Entertainment Group in the run-up to MIPTV, The Wumblers and Planet Echo. The animated preschool series The Wumblers follows Bertrum, a 5-year-old Wumbler and his best bud …