World Screen

TORONTO, August 21: Rogers Cable is launching Corus Entertainment’s Cosmopolitan TV in Ontario and New Brunswick, extending the female-skewing channel’s reach to nearly 5 million households. The network, created in partnership with Hearst Corporation and inspired by the bestselling eponymous …

NEW YORK, August 21: This fall Nickelodeon will air presidential and election-themed content in a lead up to the channel's Kids Pick the President online vote, which begins October 12. The network will air new content about the U.S. presidential …

NEW YORK, August 21: HGTV has ordered two new series from Leopard Films USA, including an extension of its hit home-improvement series Hidden Potential. The new strand, Hidden Potential @ Home, is schedule to launch on HGTV in September. The …

LOS ANGELES, August 21: Adness Entertainment has licensed Kamen Rider Dragon Knight to Televisa in Mexico, which will air 40 half-hour episodes of the live-action children’s series in 2009. Produced by Adness, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight follows the adventures of …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, August 21: Next month, Jetix Europe will relaunch its 19 websites, which the company has redesigned to include a new navigation, a fresh look and additional functionality. Jetix-owned sites in Germany, the U.K., Spain, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Israel, …

HARRINGTON PARK, August 21: Janson Media’s live-action children’s series Jim Knox’s Wild Zoofari is set to make its international debut in Italy, Russia, Indonesia and the Middle East. The 13×30-minute wildlife-conservation series is a learning adventure for kids, looking at …

LOS ANGELES, August 21: Production will begin in September on the new Lifetime docu-series Blonde Charity Mafia, which follows three high-society 20-somethings from Washington, D.C. The six-episode series centers on a group of young women—Katherine Kennedy, Krista Johnson and Sophie …

LONDON, August 21: Digital Rights Group-owned C4i has signed a one-year development deal with Hardcash Productions, building on the companies existing relationship that resulted in documentaries such as Iraq: The Lost Generation. The deal sees C4i working closely with the …

LONDON, August 21: Sally Miles’ Passion Distribution has signed a first-look deal with Reef Television, whose credits include BBC One’s Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting. Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting is now in its fourth season, with a total of …

LONDON, August 21: BabyTV has launched its on-demand service with Illico Cables in Canada, reaching more than 650,000 new subscribers. BabyTV is available in both French and English on Illico, which is the interactive television system and broadband network of …