World Screen

LONDON, September 29: The new CGI series The Pinky & Perky Show has been pre-sold to YLE in Finland, TVP in Poland, KTV-MNET in South Africa and SVT in Sweden by ITV Global Entertainment. Other deals are in advanced negotiations …

LONDON/NEW YORK, September 29: Chorion’s The Mr. Men Show will return for a second season on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and Five in the U.K., with an additional 52 11-minute episodes currently in production for broadcast in 2009. The …

SYDNEY, September 29: Television New Zealand has acquired the new drama series Out of the Blue for TV2 from Southern Star International. Out of the Blue was commissioned by the BBC U.K. and has sold to Network Ten in Australia, …

SYDNEY, September 29: International Film Group (IFG) has secured the rights to represent Nine Network Australia’s catalogue of locally produced 60 Minutes content in Asia across multiple platforms, including TV, DVD and VOD. The deal includes Nine Network Australia’s catalogue …

LONDON, September 29: Galleon Holdings has entered a co-production deal with Nafalia Corporation to launch a Malaysian version of the reality talent show Super Soccer Star in prime time on Radio Television Malaysia (RTM). Galleon, Nafalia and RTM will work …

NEW YORK, September 29: 4Kids Entertainment will introduce its new fantasy adventure television property Chaotic: M’arrillian Invasion to international broadcasters at MIPCOM. The 26 half-hour episodes of the HD production will be available for broadcast sale with delivery starting this …

MONTREAL, September 29: Distraction’s offerings for MIPCOM include a range of formats from Canada, the U.S., Germany, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and Finland, among other markets. From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Distraction is offering Front Page Challenge, a game …

LOS ANGELES, September 29: The CGI-animated series Dinosaur Train and The Skrumps are new offerings from The Jim Henson Company that will make their debut at MIPCOM Jr. Targeting children aged 3 to 6, Dinosaur Train features a colorful steam …

LONDON, September 29: Since its presentation at MIPTV, Global Agency’s hit reality format The Perfect Bride has been optioned in Spain, Germany, Korea, the U.K., Croatia, Australia, Bulgaria and Poland. The format looks at the age-old conflict between a bride …

HARRINGTON PARK, September 29: Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) has signed a new distribution deal with dick clark productions as the exclusive international distributor for the 2009 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards and the 2008 American Music Awards (AMAs). The three-hour …