World Screen

ALVISO, October 3: TiVo Inc. has promoted Joshua Danovitz to VP and general manager of its international businesses. Danovitz joined the company in 2004 as the general manager of TiVo International, developing the company’s overseas strategy and creating cross-border partnerships. …

TORONTO, October 3: Sullivan Entertainment’s slate for MIPCOM is highlighted by three new offerings: Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning, the latest installment of its popular Anne of Green Gables trilogy, the dark comedy Male Fantasy and the feature …

TORONTO, October 3: Canada’s 9 Story Entertainment will present the animated action-comedy series Bash Boys to international buyers at MIPCOM Jr. this year. The company initially unveiled Bash Boys at MIPTV. In addition to the promo being screened at MIPCOM …

LONDON, October 3: Pilot Productions will roll out the thirteenth season of its travel series Globe Trekker at MIPCOM. The award-winning series is shot on location in some of the world’s most exotic surroundings. Each episode travels to a different …

HILVERSUM, October 3: 2waytraffic International is bringing two new reality formats to MIPCOM, F.A.B.S.: Search For A Video Model and 6 Handshakes Away. F.A.B.S.: Search For A Video Model sees ten girls battle it out for a cash prize, new …

SINGAPORE, October 3: Twenty-four Singaporean companies, the largest number to date, will showcase nearly 100 programs for international sale and distribution to broadcasters at MIPCOM. One of the highlights of the slate is the children’s 2-D animated Tales Alive. The …

LONDON, October 3: The Interactive Emmy-winning youth-targeted network Current TV, which launched in the U.K. earlier this year, has selected the eight winners of its first documentary pitching session held at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). All eight …

TORONTO/LONDON, October 3: DECODE Entertainment has inked a raft of home entertainment and merchandising deals for its hit preschool property Franny’s Feet. DECODE has reached an agreement with Allumination Filmworks for U.S. home entertainment rights and has inked an extended …

TORONTO, October 3: CCI Entertainment has entered into a deal with Dubai-based Blink Studios for the development, production and sale of entertainment properties, the first of which is a preschool CG animated series entitled Tooterville, which will be previewed at …

PARIS, October 3: The Gurin Company in the U.S. has optioned the French format The Smart Word from Fort Boyard producer Adventure Line Productions (ALP). The Smart Word was created by ALP and Innovatron—the company founded by Roland Moreno, the …