World Screen

STOCKHOLM: On March 23, the Modern Times Group (MTG) is set to launch a new entertainment channel in Denmark targeting 15- to 49-year-olds. The broad general entertainment channel, named TV3 PULS, will be available in more than 50 percent of Danish …

BURBANK: Disney-ABC Television Group is laying off about 200 employees, with a further 200 unfilled positions to be eliminated, following a round of cuts at sister unit ESPN. The cuts will impact all units of Disney’s TV group, as part of …

LONDON: Cake Entertainment has been appointed worldwide distributor of Fresh TV’s new animated surf comedy Stoked. Developed by Fresh TV for TELETOON in Canada, Stoked is a character-driven animated sitcom about six teenagers who come together one summer to work …

SINGAPORE: The animated sports series Supa Strikas is slated to debut on February 2 on ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) networks across Asia. The show will air every Monday at 7 p.m., and is repeated on Saturdays at 11:30am. STAR Sports …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has renewed the clothing licence for Marks and Spencer, plus a toiletries license from H&A, for the property Charlie and Lola for an additional two years. Slated to launch this spring, the collection of Charlie and Lola-inspired apparel …

LAS VEGAS: Nickelodeon Latin America has ordered 25 additional episodes of the teen novela Isa TKM, a co-production with Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI). Isa TKM, which debuted with 75 episodes in fall 2008, was a pan-regional success with viewers …

CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has acquired a 50-percent stake in the Colombian producer Teleset. The deal is part of SPTI’s strategy to expand its international production capabilities and follows the acquisition of 2waytraffic and investments in other …

LONDON: Bun Scrase-Dickins is taking on responsibility for acquiring new programming for BBC Worldwide’s portfolio of five branded thematic channels. Reporting to David Weiland, the senior VP of pragramming, Scrase-Dickins will oversee acquisions for BBC Entertainment, BBC HD, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle …

LOS ANGELES: BabyFirstTV has expanded its reach with a launch in Portugal, and has appointed Vivendi Entertainment Canada as its exclusive Canadian DVD distributor. Offering the full 24/7 BabyFirstTV channel broadcast in English and soon Portuguese, ZON TVCabo is making …

LONDON: Imira Entertainment landed further broadcast and publishing deals for Spellbound Entertainment’s preschool series The Koala Brothers in Spain. TVE bought the free-TV rights to all 39 half-hour episodes of the award-winning preschool series, while Planeta Junior, part of Grup …