World Screen

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, November 13: Blueprint Kids, the animation and children’s division of Blueprint Entertainment, has inked a deal with The Mad Science Group to develop a science-themed children’s TV series and related consumer products and promotions. John Morayniss and Frank …

TORONTO, November 13: Following MIPCOM, Cuppa Coffee Studios has inked additional agreements with international broadcasters for its Bruno & the Banana Bunch brand. Deals have either been signed or are in advanced negotiations for Scandanavia, Portugal, the Middle East, English- …

LONDON, November 13: Parthenon Entertainment has unveiled a number of factual and children’s titles that will be available at the Asia Television Forum (ATF) in Singapore this month. The company’s factual offerings include a trio of high-definition productions that combine …

LOS ANGELES, November 13: The Africa Channel has launched in Southern California through Charter Communications, and in the Caribbean through an agreement with Flow Trinidad. The channel launched in 12 Southern California communities serviced by Charter Communications—Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, San …

LONDON, November 13: The British fashion website Oli.co.uk has agreed to sponsor key programming across Discovery Networks UK’s lifestyle channels Home & Health and Travel & Living. The sponsorship goes live today and will run until December 31. It includes …

NEW YORK, November 13: Lifetime Networks has re-launched and re-branded its website as myLifetime.com, and has aligned with online media provider Glam Media for the creation of a new co-branded vertical network of women-focused websites. myLifetime.com will feature games, relevant …

TEL AVIV, November 13: Following MIPCOM, Dori Media Group (DMG) announced that it has sold more than 2,301 hours of its telenovela series and formats to broadcasters from 11 countries, for total combined sales of $3.7 million. The company also …

LOS ANGELES, November 13: FX has ordered two more seasons of the legal thriller Damages, which finished airing its first season on the network last month. The two new seasons will total 26 episodes. The second season is scheduled to …

SINGAPORE, November 13: The inaugural Asia Factual Forum, which will be held from November 25 to 27 at the River View Hotel in Singapore, will focus on facilitating opportunities for collaborative partnerships in the production of factual programming. The Asia …

LONDON/NEW YORK, November 13: The youth social-networking site Bebo has launched its video service Open Video, which will allow companies such as the BBC in the U.K. and CBS in the U.S. to distribute free video content to the site’s …