World Screen

RIO DE JANEIRO, September 11: BBC Worldwide Americas has secured three new sales for the natural-history series Planet Earth to broadcasters in Latin America. Announced at BBC Showcase Latin America, the latest broadcasters to sign up for the 11-part series …

LONDON, September 11: BBC Worldwide, ITV and Sky have signed up to use the new TV Lounge, which features high-quality audio visual equipment in an exclusive dedicated area to showcase properties, at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe. Richard Hollis, the …

LONDON, September 11: TV-Loonland has teamed up with The Illuminated Film Company to produce two exclusive seasonal specials for the preschool property Little Princess that will launch on Five’s Milkshake! block for fall/winter. The special Harvest Festival will debut on …

LOS ANGELES, September 11: Tutenstein: Clash of the Pharaohs, the first feature-length movie based on PorchLight Entertainment’s hit TV series, will make its debut on Discovery Kids in the U.S. this fall, with its international premiere at MIPCOM Junior. The …

LONDON, September 11: Leopard Films has received its first series commission from Five in the U.K. with the observational series Lights, Camera, Animals, which will air later this fall. The series will introduce some of the most famous animals in …

LONDON, September 11: Outright Distribution has landed distribution rights from Many Rivers Films to the two-part Car Bomb, which explores how this weapon has shaped the course of human conflict. Car Bomb uncovers the weapon’s history through footage and interviews …

MEVASSERT ZION, September 11: Armoza Formats has closed a range of new deals for the reality format Overdraft Family, which sees a life coach helping families overcome their financial woes. The show has aired on Spanish channel Cuatro with successful …

LOS ANGELES, September 11: BabyFirst has launched an in-house unit, BFTV Productions, which will debut at MIPCOM Junior, to produce original preschool television programming. BFTV Productions will roll out two original preschool properties, The Greenies and Hello Around The World. …

NEW YORK, September 11: Jackie de Crinis, the senior VP of original scripted series programming at USA Network, has been promoted to executive VP of original scripted programming. Since joining USA, de Crinis was instrumental in bringing Monk from ABC, …

LONDON, September 11: Cake Distribution has expanded its sales team by appointing Karla Berron as senior sales manager, making her responsible for a wide portfolio of territories, including Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Greece. Berron will …