World Screen

CANNES: The Jim Henson Company and BIG Communications are showcasing the all-new CG-animated series Dinosaur Train, centered on a preschool-aged T Rex, for buyers in Cannes. Dinosaur Train is produced by The Jim Henson Company with Singapore’s BIG acting as …

TORONTO: Picture Box Distribution’s X-Weighted has continued to notch up international sales, with new deals including TV5 in Finland. TV5 in Finlad, TV4 in Sweden and Turner in Latin America have all signed up for the series. BSkyB in the …

CANNES: ITV Global Entertainment has expanded the global reach of the MTV series Old Skool, while also taking on the distribution rights to a new series for the Viacom-owned channel, called How’s Your News? How’s Your News?, from South Park’s Trey Parker …

CANNES: Saku Tuominen joins Zodiak Entertainment as the new chief creative officer of its entertainment group. Tuominen will head up the entertainment central creative unit of Zodiak, reporting to Giorgio Gori, the senior VP. Tuominen was previously the chief creative …

CANNES: Discovery Enterprises International, which is at MIPTV this week with more than 800 hours of new programming, has expanded the global reach of Deadliest Catch and Man Vs. Wild. The shows are among the highest-rated series on Discovery Channel around the …

CANNES/MUNICH: France 2 is slated to launch SevenOne International’s "sciencetainment" series Clever! in a daily, 6 p.m. time slot, under the title Incroyables Expériences. Starting April 6, the French broadcaster will air a 45-minute version of the show, which will …

CANNES: Through a broadcast license agreement with Red Media Group, all 52 episodes of Junk Brothers, a furniture renovation series from Knight Enterprises, will now be available on Internesnoe TV in Russia and the Baltic States. The show features transformations …

CANNES: Speaking to the press at MIPTV this morning, Tony Cohen, the CEO of FremantleMedia, outlined the company’s strategy for weathering the economic downturn, with plans to continue investments in top-quality content and eyeing further acquisitions following the purchase of …

CANNES: David Ellender, the CEO of FremantleMedia Enterprises, revealed at MIPTV a significant expansion of the company’s drama development slate, announcing what he referred to as "groundbreaking deals" with talent in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. Ellender noted the company’s …

CANNES: A range of programming from Turner Broadcasting’s young adult animation brand Adult Swim is available for international buyers at MIPTV, including the cult shows Robot Chicken, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Tim and Eric and Metalocalypse. Robot Chicken is an …