World Screen

BURBANK, October 5: Warner Home Video (WHV) has reached an exclusive multi-year worldwide deal for the home video and new-media distribution of the Peanuts library and original made-for-video titles based on the syndicated Peanuts comic strip created by Charles M. …

SINGAPORE, October 5: BBC Global Channels has reached a deal to roll out BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies in Hong Kong on IPTV platform now TV, beginning October 17. The Hong Kong launch marks the first time CBeebies will …

LONDON, October 5: Peter Fincham, the controller of BBC One, and Stephen Lambert, the chief creative officer at RDF Media, announced their resignations today following the publication of a report into the botched trailer for A Year With the Queen. …

LOS ANGELES, October 4: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios’ worldwide television group has appointed Christopher Ottinger as executive VP of international television distribution. Ottinger will be based in MGM’s Los Angeles headquarters and is charged with direct oversight of MGM’s pay-TV licensing and …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, October 4: Jon Helmrich, the founder and president of International Broadcast Communications (IBC), is heading for MIPCOM with a diverse slate of programs. Helmrich, who established IBC in 2001, divides his business between program sales and channel …

VANCOUVER, October 4: Studio B has signed a production order with YTV for 26 episodes of the kids’ comedy series Kid vs. Kat, which will be introduced to international buyers at MIPCOM along with Martha Speaks, which is set to …

BARCELONA, October 4: Spanish kids’ distributor Ypsilon Films is set to debut the new series Real Pets, targeted at 3- to 7-year-olds, at MIPCOM Jr. Ypsilon has inked a deal for the worldwide distribution of the series, which is ready …

TORONTO, October 4: Cuppa Coffee Studios will roll out its new stop-motion animated comedy series Life’s a Zoo.tv at MIPCOM, with thirteen half-hour episodes slated for delivery in spring 2008. Aimed at teens and up, the series puts a new …

SAN FRANCISCO, October 4: VIZ Media and VIZ Media Europe, its Paris-based subsidiary, will showcase a variety of anime properties at MIPCOM. Available at the market are action titles aimed at teens and young adults, including Bleach, Death Note and …

SYDNEY, October 4: Beyond Distribution has announced that it will be unveiling new seasons of the children’s science “edutainment” series Backyard Science and the live-action children’s drama series The Amazing Extraordinary Friends at MIPCOM Jr. this weekend. Beyond will offer …