World Screen

TORONTO, October 3: Shaftesbury Films has signed up VRT in Belgium for the first three seasons of its hit kids’ comedy Life with Derek, which has also scored a number of renewals in territories such as France, Israel and Japan. …

NEW YORK, October 3: Target Entertainment Group has sold more than 50 hours of factual entertainment, documentaries and formats, including the dating series Next, to broadcasters in Canada. MTV Canada picked up seasons five and six of Next, while CanWest …

NEW YORK, October 3: 4Kids Entertainment’s Chaotic Trading Card Game, which combines collectible trading cards and an online multiplayer experience, has launched its new M’arrillian Invasion starter and booster series at 25,000 stores across North America. The M’arrillian Invasion set …

BOSTON, October 3: APT Worldwide will bring to MIPCOM a host of documentaries, such as The Linguists and We are Wizards, in addition to music programs like Ani DiFranco: Live at Babeville. The Linguists follows two researchers as they travel …

BUENOS AIRES, October 3: La Maga, a new co-production from Dori Media Contenidos, Illusion Studios and Nickelodeon Latin America that is based on The Wizard of Oz, will be showcased by Dori Media Group (DMG) for buyers from across the …

LONDON, October 3: Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist, a new 26×30-minute series produced by March Entertainment and SLR Productions, is a highlight on Parthenon Kids’ slate for MIPCOM. Also on offer are the seasonal half-hour special A Child’s Christmas, the 26×10-minute …

COPENHAGEN, October 3: Nordisk Film TV World will head to Cannes touting a catalogue of comedy formats, such as Hell of a Life, along with its new participation drama The Truth About Marika. Hell of a Life features celebrities being …

LONDON, October 3: Juliet Stevenson and Dakota Blue Richards are among those set to star in Dustbin Baby, a 90-minute family drama by Kindle Entertainment for BBC One. Adapted from Jacqueline Wilson’s novel of the same name, Dustbin Baby is …

LONDON, October 3: Two U.S. cable channels, A&E and WE: Women’s Entertainment, have commissioned projects from DCD Media-owned September Films USA. The Exterminators, due to air in early 2009 on A&E, is a docu-series that goes behind the scenes of …

BURBANK, October 3: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) is continuing the expansion of its branded-services division by naming Greg Drebin to the newly created position of senior VP of programming and marketing. In his new role, Drebin will serve …