World Screen

BERLIN, February 4: Kiddinx has acquired the 52×5-minute preschool property The Little King, which is produced by Andreas and Hedwig Munck. The Little King looks at the little lord of a castle, who lives alone with his friends, and follows …

TORONTO, February 4: Following commissions from TELETOON Canada, family entertainment outfit Fresh TV has started production on three series, including Stoked, as well as a one-hour special. Stoked is a character-driven animated sitcom targeting kids aged 8 to 12. The …

LONDON, February 4: Format distributor Zeal Entertainment, part of the Digital Rights Group (DRG), has secured the international distribution rights to I’ve Got Your Number, a new dating format from independent British producer Amaze TV. Zeal Entertainment plans to launch …

TORONTO, February 4: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB), France’s 13 Production and Montreal-based Galafilm announced that filming has begun in France for Paris 1919, an adaptation of the best-selling historical book by Margaret MacMillan. The two-hour documentary, which …

TOKYO, February 4: Japanese pubcaster NHK has acquired Mortified, a children’s series distributed internationally by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF). The 26×24-minute live-action children’s comedic drama follows the adventures of 11-year-old Taylor Fry, whose imagination plays out on screen …

LONDON, February 4: The History Channel UK, a joint venture of A&E Television Networks (AETN) and BSkyB, has tapped Chello Zone, a business unit of Liberty Global-owned Chellomedia, to serve as distribution representative for The History Channel to pay-TV platforms …

BETHPAGE, February 4: A new service from Cablevision enables digital cable subscribers to access select titles on demand, day and date with the retail release, and then have the corresponding DVD mailed directly to their homes. Popcorn DVDs On Demand …

NEW YORK, February 4: Oxygen will begin airing the hit British series Janice & Abbey, featuring supermodel Janice Dickinson and Britain’s Next Top Model runner-up Abbey Clancy, on Tuesday, February 19, at 11 p.m. Janice & Abbey was originally produced …

ATLANTA, February 4: Cartoon Network has teamed up with Future Kid & Real Estate Company to create a fully branded indoor theme park in Kuwait City that will open later this year. This marks the first Cartoon Network Enterprises venture …

PARIS/LONDON, February 4: In a deal with Disney-ABC International Television, TF1 Vision will offer the fourth season of Lost online, for streaming or download-to-rent via its broadband player, within 24 hours from each episode’s initial U.S. broadcast. Starting with the …