World Screen

LONDON: KidsCo is expanding its presence in Belgium with leading cable operator Telenet. Thanks to this deal, KidsCo’s programming, including shows such as The Wiggles, Corduroy, Heathcliff, as well as original content like Jass Time! will be available to children in …

TORONTO: The Dr. Suess classic book The Cat in the Hat has been made into an animated television series entitled The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That! and Portfolio Entertainment has secured rights for international distribution. The …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is presenting new titles such as Jesse James is a Dead Man and Models of the Runway, alongside returning series like The Adventures of Merlin.  In factual offerings, Jesse James is a Dead Man is a …

    PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has taken on the exclusive international distribution rights for the 2009 Video Game Awards, produced by and aired on Spike TV. The Video Game Awards, which will air in December, have …

TORONTO: DHX Media is launching a dedicated licensing division to build on the global properties from its three production subsidiaries: DECODE Entertainment, Halifax Film and Studio B Productions. The division will be headed by Beth Stevenson, the executive VP of …

LONDON: LIVING has signed a new U.K. exclusive rights package deal with Cineflix International that includes more than 30 hours of the fifth season of Nothing to Declare. Nothing To Declare, known as Border Security in Australia, follows an expert …

PARIS: On October 5, MIPCOM is to present the first Games2TV2Games summit, a new global stage for buying, licensing, creating and commissioning online games. The Games2TV2Games summit gathers key games industry players and online game  buyers from the world’s leading media networks, including  online publishers, TV …

NEW YORK: As part of the first phase of a total site relaunch, iVillage has unveiled a new celebrity news and entertainment service designed especially for women, launching tomorrow. Located at ivillage.com/entertainment, the new entertainment destination will focus on celebrity …

LOS GATOS: A free and commercially uninterrupted online screening of the newly restored 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz is being offered by Netflix to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the iconic film. On October 3, the film will be …

MADRID: Imagina International Sales has announced new format deals in Europe for El internado (The Boarding School), Los hombres de Paco (Paco’s Men) and Cuenta atrás. In France, Marathon and Leonis Production-Gaumont  have begun filming a local version of The Boarding School, the hit …