World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Hallmark Channel has picked up the exclusive cable right for Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures from Litton Entertainment. The series will premiere October 3 and will be presented weekly on Saturdays at 6 a.m. as well as on Sundays …

SINGAPORE: A production agreement between Singapore’s Boku Films, Korea’s Chungeorahm Films and the Media Development Authority (MDA) will see the production of the $10 million sequel Host 2. Host 2, schedule for a 2011 release, will be jointly-produced by renowned Korean …

NEW YORK/LONDON: The new film Rage from writer/director Sally Potter will make its debut with an episodic premiere via Babelgum’s free mobile application for iPhone and iPod devices from September 21. The film will be shown in seven episodes through …

LONDON: Good Food has ordered up three new series for its fall/winter lineup: Simon Rimmer’s Dinners, Rude Boy Food and Rhodes Across Italy. Funded by Kraft Foods’ Philadelphia cheese brand, Simon Rimmer’s Dinners features the chef and author sharing home-cooking …

SANTA MONICA: Non-fiction producer Mark Samels has joined the lineup of confirmed speakers for the inaugural WESTDOC: The West Coast Documentary and Reality Conference. Samels (American Experience, Earth Days, Wounded Knee) joins Susan Lacey, Emmy Award-Winning creator and executive producer …

LOS ANGELES: Cookie Jar TV, a three-hour programming block on CBS Television Network, will feature the Cookie Jar Entertainment shows Busytown Mysteries and Noonbory & the Super 7 as of September 19. Inspired by the works of children’s author Richard Scarry, Busytown Mysteries features …

SINGAPORE: Effective immediately, StarHub’s 3G mobile post-paid customers can access BBC World News and CCTV 4 from their handset, bringing the service’s number of live news channels to six. Bloomberg Television, Channel NewsAsia, CNBC and CNN are also featured on …

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded broadcast rights within Spain to Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) for the 2014 and 2016 Games.  The Spanish pubcaster has broadcast and exhibition rights across all platforms, including free TV and pay TV, …

SYDNEY/MANILA: Philippines-based producer Top Draw Animation is teaming with Australian producer Sticky Pictures for a new kids’ and family distribution venture focused on Asia, Australia and New Zealand that will launch at MIP Junior. Mango Distribution will operate out of …

LONDON: Helen Fox Gladwell is joining Discovery’s team in London as VP of business affairs and programming legal, with responsibility for the acquisitions group across the U.K. and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Fox Gladwell reports into Barbara Bellini, …