World Screen

ALVISO: An average of 46 percent of viewers of NBC’s The Jay Leno Show opted to record the program for later viewing, according to usage patterns of TiVo subscribers, down from an average of 70-percent timeshifted viewing in the 10 p.m. slot …

TORONTO: New programming on offer from Cookie Jar Entertainment includes Kung Fu Dino Posse, Doodlebops Rockin’ Road Show and Peter Pepper’s Pet Spectacular, while returning series to the slate are Arthur, Johnny Test, Caillou and Magi-Nation, among others. Kung Fu …

MADRID: BRB Internacional and Vooz are teaming up for Canimal, an original preschool series, which joins the slate alongside Zookaboo. The 52×5-minute Canimal features gnome-like figures in the shape of a tin can, with the background of a modern city …

NEW YORK: CBS topped the first week of the new fall season in the U.S., with NCIS as the highest-rated show for the week from September 21 to 27 and spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles in second place. The premiere of NCIS delivered 20.16 million viewers, while NCIS: …

LONDON: A new four-year deal signed by Fitz Roy Media at Brand Licensing Europe will see Street Players develop a diverse range of toy categories based on the iconic Heathcliff character for distribution throughout the U.S. and Canada. Street Players …

LONDON: BBBC Worldwide Channels has secured carriage for CBeebies, BBC Knowledge and UKTV HD on Austar in Australia, with the trio set to launch this November. The three channels will join UKTV and BBC World News on Austar, bringing the …

TORONTO: CCI Releasing has shored up a raft of new international broadcast partners for the family film Alice Upside Down. Alice Upside Down has been sold to Super Ecran in Canada, as well as Disney Channel Germany, France, Italy and …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Films & Television has been commissioned by TELETOON Canada to produce a new prime-time family comedy, Crash Canyon. Crash Canyon follows the Wendells, whose lives take an interesting turn when they drive off a cliff and land in …

TORONTO: The Fremantle Corporation has already firmed up a number of sales for the crime and investigation series Snapped ahead of MIPCOM, with deals in France, Sweden and Australia, among other territories. Canal Plus’ Planete Justice in France picked up …

LONDON: Further international sales have been secured by ITV Studios Global Entertainment for the U.S. version of Hell’s Kitchen, which airs on FOX. Hell’s Kitchen USA is now watched in more than 180 territories around the world. New broadcasters include …