World Screen

MUNICH, October 14: ProSiebenSat.1 Group has inked a deal to bring a slate of content from Discovery Networks Deutschland to its maxdome VOD portal. The package includes, among others, Everest: Beyond the Limit, Bull Shark: World's Deadliest Shark, American Chopper …

CANNES, October 14: NBC Universal International Television Distribution has licensed almost 1,000 hours of content to Chello Zone, including 120-plus movies and 800 hours of reality programming. The content acquired will air on Chello Zone’s branded channels around the world. …

CANNES, October 14: Japanese public broadcaster NHK, which unveiled its documentary development slate to its key partners last night, has entered into a co-production deal with NHNZ for the 6×1-hour series Weird Edens. In a presentation at MIPCOM, NHK stressed …

CANNES, October 14: Leon, TV-Loonland’s latest CGI series, has been presold to CBBC, which has also signed up for the catch-up rights to the 52×3-minute series. The show, a co-production of TV-Loonland, Studio Hari and France 3, premiered at MIPCOM …

LONDON, October 14: HIT Entertainment’s preschool property Thomas & Friends will make its debut on Chinese television on CCTV, with a plan in place for consumer products to follow. The distribution agreement marks the company’s first venture into China. Alongside …

MUNICH, October 14: Beat the Star, the British version of SevenOne International’s hit format Beat Your Host!, will have another ten episodes aired in prime time on ITV1. As in the first season, each episode will feature contestants challenging different …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, October 14: Jetix Europe is teaming up with W!LDBRAIN on a short-form series that will premiere on its new-look websites across Europe in early 2009. W!LDBRAIN’s Team Smithereen will be the first new short-form series that Jetix will debut …

CANNES, October 14: Channel One Russia Worldwide has snapped up the exclusive rights to a package of programs from Studio100 Media to air on TV Nanny, a Russian-language children’s channel aimed at the 3-to-8 set. Included in the deal are …

TORONTO, October 14: Beginning in spring 2009, first-run shows based on Marvel Animation characters like Iron Man, The Avengers and Wolverine will air on TELETOON networks in Canada in both English and French. Marvel will deliver a minimum of 182 …

CANNES, October 14: Lonely Planet Television (LPTV), Beach House Pictures (BHP) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) are collaborating on a new 13-part travel series. Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled is being produced in conjunction with broadcaster National …