World Screen

MONTEREY, October 10: High-definition DVDs are expected to be a significant part of the home-entertainment market in the next decade, with revenues rising from 3.5 percent of the total market this year to 76.5 percent in 2016. Meanwhile, total DVD …

LONDON, October 10: According to the Financial Times, the BBC is planning to cut more than 12 percent of its workforce, accounting for 2,000-plus employees, with the factual division expected to take the biggest hit. The report indicates that Mark …

CANNES, October 9: Breakthrough Animation and 2-D Lab’s animated preschool series My Big Big Friend won The Licensing Challenge at this year’s MIPCOM Junior. The Licensing Challenge is a pitching session that showcases the TV property with the highest licensing …

CANNES, October 9: French pay-TV broadcaster Canal+ has acquired the third season of Xilam’s animated comedy series Oggy and the Cockroaches, for premiere on its new Canal+Family channel, which debuts this month. Production is currently under way on the series …

CANNES, October 9: Nickelodeon Australia has picked up the rights for two children’s titles from Beyond Distribution: Milly, Molly and The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. The 26×30-minute live-action drama series The Amazing Extraordinary Friends is produced by Greenstone Pictures and features …

CANNES, October 9: CABLEready has closed three new broadcast deals at MIPCOM for its factual entertainment catalogue with Scandinavia’s NonStop Television, Zone Reality and Spain’s La Sexta. Scandinavia’s NonStop Television has acquired The Fashion Team, worldwide broadcaster Zone Reality closed …

CANNES, October 9: Distraction Formats has inked three deals for the scripted comedy series Serial Frank with Endemol in Italy, Amedia (Ancerol Cinema Limited) in Russia and Astro Entertainment Network in Malaysia. Produced by the Locomotion Group, the series airs …

CANNES, October 9: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), Off the Fence and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have joined forces for a multimillion-dollar initiative to commission 15 one-hour original documentary programs in high-definition from Singaporean filmmakers. The initiative …

CANNES, October 9: Animal Planet International has launched a new programming slate focused on celebrating and protecting the natural world, which will be headlined by Animals Save the Planet, a series of animated short films. The new slate will roll …

LONDON/NEW YORK/CANNES, October 9: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) is debuting a new 40×30-minute customized comedy series, The Colbert Report Global Edition, from Comedy Central, at MIPCOM this week. Compiled from the original series, The Colbert Report Global Edition is adapted …