World Screen

MUNICH/LONDON: TV-Loonland will be handling the worldwide distribution across all media for Mister Otter, based on a concept by author Marguerite Sauvage.  Produced by La Station Animation in co-production with France 3 and TV-Loonland, the series is animated in 3-D …

LONDON: HIT Entertainment’s new property Little Charley Bear has scored its first broadcast deal, with CBeebies taking on 26 7-minute episodes.  The all-new CGI preschool series, aimed at both boys and girls, is the latest production from HIT Entertainment. The show …

The thousands of Heroes fans who were in attendance at Comic-Con this year received an unexpected treat when Tim Kring announced that they were about to see the entire first episode of the new season, months before its TV launch. …

When FOX launched in Latin America 15 years ago, it introduced viewers in the region to U.S series and other programming not offered elsewhere. The success of FOX led to the development of a bouquet of 140 channels across 18 …

President, Television Programming & Production Lionsgate Lionsgate is a leading independent film studio known for the Oscar winner Crash, the Saw franchise and the Tyler Perry franchise. The company has had an equally distinguished track record on the television side …

Displaying the same fervor as shoppers hitting the mall to find the perfect shoes for an outfit, children’s-program buyers are on the lookout for new shows to top off their slates. Some want properties that complement existing fare to give …

CHANNEL: Investigation Discovery (ID) COUNTRY: U.S.  LAUNCH DATE: The Investigation Discovery brand launched January 27, 2008. The channel was previously known as Discovery Times Channel, which launched as a partnership between Discovery and The New York Times Company in March …

Cable has been dominating the U.S. TV landscape as of late, and Granada America has been a strong force in stocking channels such as A&E, HGTV, CMT and MTV with high-quality docu-series and reality formats. Among them, The First 48 …

NEW YORK: Microsoft Corporation’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, is set to deliver a keynote speech at the 2009 Media Summit, scheduled to take place in New York March 18 to 19. Ballmer will be interviewed by BusinessWeek‘s editor-in-chief, Stephen J. Adler, at …

LONGWOOD: The Television Syndication Company (TVS) has taken on the international rights, outside the U.S., for television, inflight and Internet platforms for the fitness series Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr. The 26 30-minute episodes feature certified yoga instructor Sarah Starr guiding viewers through …