World Screen

SINGAPORE: The more than 313 hours of content on offer from the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) covers a range of genres, including factual, lifestyle, animation and drama. MediaCorp artistes Qi Yuwu and Jeannette Aw of The Little Nyonya …

LONDON: BBC Trust has signed off on the pubcaster’s budget for the 2009/10 period, which includes an increase in spending on its online offerings, while cutting expenditure on traditional linear TV and radio. In announcing the new budget, the Trust said …

VIENNA: Indonesian national broadcaster TV Eduksi (TV-E) has picked up Explorer Express, an educational kids’ show from Austrian pubcaster ORF. Targeted at 8- to 12-year-olds, Explorer Express is a scientific and educational entertainment programs for kids. The show has been …

MUNICH: Nick in Germany and the Studio100 Group are collaborating on the daily soap Das Haus Anubis (The House of Anubis), the station’s most extensive in-house production to date. Studio100 will be in charge of the local production, and the …

BOSTON: According to the research firm Strategy Analytics, which notes that the top 27 digital media companies delivered revenues of $74 billion last year, the content download market is withstanding the downturn better than the online advertising segment. Among the …

LONDON: Two new series are set to join SCI FI Channel’s lineup in the U.K. for the spring: NBC’s Knight Rider and FOX’s Dollhouse. The first-run British pay-TV rights for Knight Rider were acquired from NBC Universal International Television Distribution, while Dollhouse, …

NEW YORK: World Screen has launched comprehensive MIPTV program listings online on TVListings.ws, which, in just one day, has already racked up more than 3,000 unique visitors. The extensive service features descriptions of new and returning offerings, distributor contact information, video …

PARIS: Ellipsanime is producing Genius, a new 3-D series for 6- to 10-year-olds for broadcast on Canal J and Gulli, with international rollout to be handled by Mediatoon Distribution. The show is based on the much-loved inventor hero of the …

LONDON: Eat Yourself Sexy, starring nutrition guru Gillian McKeith, leads off Cineflix International Distribution’s slate for the upcoming market. The 13×30-minute series features McKeith delving out advice to help participants look and feel their best. The show has already scored …

MUNICH: SevenOne International heads to Cannes with an extensive lineup of new formats to offer international buyers, among them The Best Idea. The Best Idea, produced by IDTV Film & Video Productions, follows a search for the most creative hobby …