World Screen

MEXICO CITY, September 25: Comarex will be offering up a wide variety of programming to international buyers at MIPCOM this year, including a range of telenovelas, series and movies. Comarex will be at the market this year with telenovelas like …

LONDON, September 25: Parthenon Entertainment is unveiling more than 50 hours of new programming at MIPCOM and MIPCOM Junior, much of which is made in high definition. The company’s factual slate includes a variety of genres, such as science, wildlife, …

MEXICO CITY, September 25: Televisa heads to MIPCOM with three new telenovelas: Passion (Pasión), Love Without Makeup (Amor sin Maquillaje), and Down with the Beautiful (Al Diablo con los Guapos). Set in colonial Mexico, the 100×1-hour telenovela Passion (Pasión) sees …

BUENOS AIRES, September 25: Headlining Dori Media Group’s roster for MIPCOM this year is the romantic comedy Lalola, which was presold to 15 international territories prior to its premiere in Argentina. Produced by Dori Media Group, Lalola has been presold …

NEW YORK, September 25: 4Kids Entertainment will bring 49 30-minute episodes of its new fantasy-adventure high-definition anime series Dinosaur King to showcase to international broadcasters at MIPCOM. Dinosaur King premieres on Saturday mornings on 4Kids TV in the U.S. later …

TORONTO/LONDON, September 25: DECODE Entertainment has acquired the worldwide distribution rights, excluding the U.S., to the animated preschool property Super Why from Out of the Blue Enterprises, for launch at MIPCOM. The 65×22-minute series is already airing on PBS in …

SYDNEY, September 25: Beyond Distribution’s catalogue for MIPCOM covers a diverse mix of factual entertainment, documentaries and children’s programming, totaling 190 hours of new programming. In terms of factual entertainment fare, Beyond is offering up Prototype This!, a 13×1-hour series …

LONDON, September 25: BBC Worldwide has added two new dramas, The Whistleblowers and Mistresses, to its lineup for MIPCOM, which currently includes literary adaptations, comedies and children’s properties, among others. The ethical thriller The Whistleblowers examines the corruption within business …

LONDON, September 25: Granada International has acquired worldwide distribution rights to four new factual programs from Original Productions: Twister Sisters, Backyard Nation, Our Lives: Dog Brothers and Our Lives: Disappeared. The 6×1-hour Twister Sisters follows partners in the Twister Sisters …

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 25: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has announced three senior-level promotions, with Germaine Deagan Sweet now VP of content syndication, Carlyn Staudt becoming VP of acquisitions and Tim Joyce named VP of operations. Sweet manages global sales …