World Screen

TORONTO, September 12: The Jetix programming block on Toon Disney will serve as the U.S. broadcast home for Captain Flamingo, an animated property from Breakthrough Animation aimed at kids aged 6 to 12. Jetix has licensed all 52 half hours …

MUNICH/LONDON, September 12: The recently revamped CBBC has acquired the exclusive U.K. rights to TV-Loonland’s multiplatform CGI series The Owl. The newly rebranded CBBC channel unveiled its new look on September 3 and launched The Owl on September 4 in …

PHILADELPHIA, September 12: PBS KIDS Sprout is set to launch a live preschool morning program, titled The Sunny Side Up Show, on September 26 at 9 a.m. Hosted by Kevin Yamada, previously host for Sprout’s The Birthday Show, and Philadelphia-based …

LOS ANGELES, September 12: E! International is expanding its reach in the Asia-Pacific region by launching a new 24-hour channel on the DTH satellite platform Astro in Malaysia. The deal brings the channel to more than 2 million customers. The …

PARIS, September 12: Rich Ross, the president of Disney Channel Worldwide, will present a keynote address on October 7 at MIPCOM Junior at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes. Rich Ross, who has been with The Walt Disney Company for 11 …

NEW YORK, September 12: The broadcast of the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards drew an average of more than seven million viewers aged 2 and over, ranking as the highest-rated telecast on ad-supported cable for the year to-date among viewers …

NEW YORK, September 12: Apple is said to be in discussions with major Hollywood studios about adding a 30-day movie rental service to its iTunes Store. According to the Financial Times, Apple is working towards launching the new service sometime …

NEW YORK, September 11: The U.S. Hispanic outlet V-me has secured the rights to produce the first local version of the Australian kids’ series The Fairies in a deal that will allow it to distribute its version to Latin America, …

ATLANTA, September 11: Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) has signed Segal Licensing as promotional agent to expand the brand of its hit property Ben 10 in the Canadian market. Segal Licensing, Canada’s largest licensing agency, will look to expand Ben 10’s …

BRISTOL, September 11: Tigress Productions has been commissioned by Five to produce the new factual series Nigel Marvin’s Shark Island for broadcast later this year. Nigel Marvin’s Shark Island follows the eponymous presenter and naturalist as he explores the Cocos …