World Screen

LOS ANGELES, June 10: Fox Television Studios has announced four key cast roles for Mental, its new drama that began shooting in Bogota this week for broadcast in Latin America, Europe and Asia on the Fox International Channels. The series …

TORONTO, June 10: Following the debut of the English-language feed of TELETOON Retro last fall, TELETOON Canada will launch a French-language version of its classic cartoon channel this September. The rollout of a French-language feed expands the total distribution of …

NEW YORK, June 10: CBS Consumer Products has unveiled “Television City,” a new branding initiative that aims to make its collection of 150-plus classic television series, including The Twilight Zone, available to both consumers and retailers through distinctive packaging and …

BURBANK, June 10: DIC Entertainment has been tapped by Charisma Brands as the global licensing agent for the re-launch of the classic girls’ brand Penny Brite, a line of dolls originally produced in the 1960s. DIC will create two merchandising …

LAS VEGAS, June 10: Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE) has granted the exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights for Huntik: Secrets & Seekers to 4Kids Entertainment to air in its Saturday morning kids’ block on The CW in the first quarter of 2009. …

TORONTO, June 10: Peace Arch Home Entertainment has acquired the exclusive North American DVD distribution rights to four new titles: the action/comedy Ninja Cheerleaders, the thriller Naked Fear and the action films Fighting With Anger and Lord of the Street. …

PARIS, June 10: Taffy Entertainment has sold its new CGI-animated series Twisted Whiskers to French broadcaster Canal+. Now in production, Twisted Whiskers is slated for an early 2009 debut. Produced by Mike Young Productions (MYP) and DQ Entertainment, the Twisted …

NEW YORK/LONDON, June 10: Entertainment Rights is gearing up for the 21st anniversary of Where’s Waldo? this fall by rolling out a new multimedia marketing campaign and consumer-products program for the property, aimed at fans in their 20s. An official …

TORONTO, June 10: The Detour on TELETOON Pilot Project has greenlit Portfolio Entertainment’s first prime-time animated series, Chinatown Cops, for premiere in spring 2009 on the Canadian animation channel’s teen/adult programming block. Produced and distributed worldwide by Portfolio Entertainment, Chinatown …

TORONTO, June 10: The female-targeted W Network in Canada has partnered with Worldwide Bag Media to produce a new original series, Anna and Kristina’s Grocery Bag, for premiere in September. The series features Anna Wallner and Kristina Matisic, the hosts …