World Screen

LONDON: BBC Worldwide, Ragdoll and Minor Entertainment are launching a nationwide tour in the U.K. of In the Night Garden Live, the first theatrical venture for the brand, with the show slated for a two-week run starting July 17 in …

LOS ANGELES: In its first ever Upfront presentation in Los Angeles, Nickelodeon unveiled a number of additions to its previously announced 2010-11 programming slate. There are six new series and fresh seasons of 16 returning hits slated for Nickelodeon premieres. …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications has taken on the global rights to a new eight-part docu-series about Sarah Palin and her home state of Alaska, slating the show for a premiere on TLC. Tentatively titled Sarah Palin’s Alaska, the series will …

NEW YORK: A new reality competition series is headed to CBS, Got to Dance, based on the hit British show that sees dancers of all ages, styles and group-size compete to become the country’s top act.  Got to Dance has …

At a time when co-productions are the financing formula of choice for an increasing number of producers and broadcasters, MIPTV will be offering a number of workshops and matchmaking sessions as part of its new two-day Producers’ Forum, which is …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON/OTTAWA: Amberwood Entertainment has signed a long-term agreement with E1 Entertainment, granting the independent studio the distribution rights to series such as the animated Rob the Robot. Under the terms of the pact, E1 secures first-run and selected kids’ catalogue …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian DTH platform Astro today launched its first 24-hour local sports channel, Astro Arena. “Astro continues to be ahead of the game through our strong sports value proposition of bringing the best of international and now local sports to Malaysian …

LONDON: ALL3MEDIA International has licensed seasons four and five of the Company Pictures-produced prime-time drama Wild at Heart to TF1 in France. The French broadcaster has already aired three seasons of the show (which are also due to air on …

LOS ANGELES: E1 Entertainment has secured a Canadian slot for its new drama Haven, with Canwest Global signing on as a broadcast partner, joining Syfy in the U.S. and Universal Networks International. E1 has also revealed that Lucas Bryant (Queer as …

TORONTO: Shaftesbury Sales Company has licensed its popular kids’ live-action series Connor Undercover into Latin America, Belgium and France.  Boomerang Latin America and VRT in Belgium opted for two seasons each, while France’s DTT channel Gulli picked up 13 episodes. “Connor …