World Screen

SANTA MONICA, March 31: Speed Racer Enterprises has racked up several new licensees for its new animated television series Speed Racer: The Next Generation as well as the original Speed Racer title. Bendon Publishing International will produce activity books, workbooks, …

REYKJAVIK, March 31: Following the opening of its new London-based European sales office earlier this year, LazyTown has clocked up a host of licensing deals across the region. In Austria, Germany and Switzerland, LazyTown has secured licenses with SIGG Switzerland, …

HARRINGTON, March 31: Janson Media is set to release the documentary film Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video and new-media markets. The 47-minute property follows producer Rodolfo Coria, an Argentinean paleontologist, to Patagonia in the south of …

MONTREAL, March 31: Distraction has added another scripted format and two prime-time entertainment offerings to its slate for MIPTV. The scripted comedy Miss Meteo follows the life of a 40-year-old weather girl named Myriam who is going through a number …

SUFFOLK, March 31: New Dominion Pictures has completed production on a pilot for a new docu-reality series, Chasing Warbirds, which will be offered for presale at MIPTV. The series follows a group of plane hunters as they scour the globe …

BARCELONA, March 31: Spanish kids’ distributor Ypsilon Films has inked a new deal in the U.S. for its 3D-animated preschool series Nanigugu with VOOM HD Networks’ children’s channel Animania HD. The series, consisting of 52 2.5-minute episodes, follows two friendly …

TORONTO/VIENNA, March 31: Canadian high-definition broadcaster High Fidelity HDTV has acquired a package of documentaries from Austrian pubcaster ORF that encompasses wildlife, history and art. Among the slate of documentaries secured by High Fidelity HDTV is the award-winning Ants!—Nature’s Secret …

LONDON, March 31: Entertainment Rights has acquired the worldwide distribution rights, excluding Thailand and with shared representation in Japan and Korea, for Shellhut Entertainment’s CGI-animated series Shelldon, which will launch at MIPTV. The agreement encompasses worldwide rights across all forms …

LONDON, March 31: Fireworks International has secured the multiplatform distribution rights to a selection of new original productions from U.K.-based animation studio ZAC Toons. The deal includes international TV, broadband, video, mobile and VOD rights for all of the properties. …

MALIBU, March 31: JAKKS Pacific has been named the exclusive worldwide master toy licensee for American Gladiators by MGM Consumer Products. The agreement, brokered through licensing agent JTMG on behalf of MGM Consumer Products, includes action figures, accessories, outdoor sports …