World Screen

  CANNES: The Multimedia Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) and Western Australia’s ScreenWest are re-teaming for an initiative that encourages producers in their respective territories to jointly co-develop multiplatform projects. The MDA-ScreenWest cross-media development initiative invites producers from Singapore and …

CANNES: Ovation TV has entered into a co-production agreement with Australia’s DemonAngel for a second season of Designer People. Ovation TV had the exclusive U.S. TV rights to the initial 13-episode first season, which it aired last November. The new …

ATLANTA: As a lead-in to its popular Adult Swim late-night programming block on Saturdays, Cartoon Network has picked up a slate of action sports content from Apparent Gravity Media. Cartoon Network launched its new weekly hour-long action sports block over …

LONDON/CANNES: ALL3MEDIA International, which is unveiling a host of new product in Cannes this week, is celebrating 15 years of success of Bentley Productions’ hit crime drama Midsomer Murders, inking a new deal with ZDF, among other agreements. Licensed into …

SILVER SPRING: This month, Discovery Communications’ Planet Green network will premiere a season of short-form content on its website, beginning with 100 Places to Remember Before They Disappear. Premiering October 26, the show consists of 100 minute-long episodes with imagery …

CANNES: French-based producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios made a host of announcements in Cannes today, including its expansion into the feature-length animation business, a range of international sales and a co-production with WWF for a new Ozie Boo! series. …

TORONTO: CCI Entertainment is working with Motionworks to produce a local version of its new live-action and CGI series Artzooka!—which was launched at MIP Junior this weekend—for Nick Germany. The local-language episodes will feature Nils Bomhoff as host and will …

CANNES: MarVista Entertainment has taken on the representation rights to a range of properties from Australian-based reality and entertainment producer ActiveTV, which in turn has secured options on several formats distributed by MarVista. The strategic alliance grants MarVista the exclusive …

CANNES: Announcing the nominees for the International Emmys in Cannes today—with nods going to Latin America, the U.K., Germany, the Philippines and other markets—the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revealed that Henry Kissinger will be on hand at this year’s …

CANNES: MIPCOM and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution are celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons here in Cannes this week with a slate of events, including the declaration of "Simpsons Day" on October 7. On Wednesday, October 7, the Mayor …