World Screen

TORONTO: The Alliance for Children and Television (ACT) honored Canada’s top English-language children’s programs at the 2009 Awards of Excellence Gala, with the grand prize going to Johnny Test, produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment and broadcast on TELETOON. Johnny Test …

NEW YORK: FitzRoy Media has firmed up an agreement with Daktari Productions for the online, feature film, TV/DVD and consumer products rights for the Daktari Park brand. All of the content related to Daktari Park will be inspired by the …

LONDON: NBC Universal Global Networks has continued the international rollout of Universal Channel with a launch on COMSTAR in Russia. Universal Channel presents a range of entertainment programming, including award-winning series and blockbuster movies from Universal, CBS Paramount, MGM and …

LAS VEGAS: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed on to represent licensing for the ZDF Enterprises property The Elephant Princess, following on an existing deal for H20: Just Add Water. FME will be managing the licensing program in Eastern, Central and …

SYDNEY: AS Kanal 2 in Estonia has struck a deal with Southern Star International for a further five seasons, totaling 1,150 half-hours, of Home & Away. Now in its 21st year, Home & Away airs in the U.K. twice daily …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Films & Television has begun production on a second season of the kids’ reality show Think Big for Canada’s TVO, Knowledge and SCN networks. Think Big follows the world’s most innovative youngsters as they create new inventions for …

SINGAPORE: BBC Worldwide Channels Asia is to launch BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies on StarHub TV in Singapore on August 1, reaching some 527,000 pay-TV subscribers. The launches will significantly expand BBC Worldwide’s presence in Asia, where the new …

RESTON: Americans watched a record 16.8 billion videos in April, a 16-percent increase from March, due in large part to users of YouTube, according to comScore. Google sites, again, ranked first with 6.8 billion videos viewed, leading 40 percent of …

NEW YORK: Abbe Raven, the president and CEO of A&E Television Networks (AETN), is poised to head up the new Hearst/Disney-ABC/NBC Universal venture that would encompass ten TV brands, including A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and Lifetime Movie Network. According to reports, …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. president Barack Obama gave a warning to Americans who have not prepared for the digital transition that their sets could go dark on June 12 if they do not get a converter box soon. "I want to …