World Screen

NEW YORK, April 18: American Greetings Properties has partnered with Mike Young Productions and DQ Entertainment to create a new CGI animation television series for the Twisted Whiskers property. The new 26×30-minute show will be distributed to broadcasters by Taffy …

CANNES, April 18: Italy’s Atlantyca Entertainment is working with Canada’s 9 Story Entertainment and France’s MoonScoop Productions to develop and co-produce a new animated series based on the award-winning Geronimo Stilton book series for kids. The property will be developed …

LONDON, April 18: Granada International has acquired the distribution rights to The Murdoch Mysteries, a new drama series from award-winning Canadian producer Shaftesbury Films. The Canadian outfit is producing 13 one-hour episodes for worldwide launch at MIPCOM. The series is …

CANNES, April 18: Following a slew of recent sales for its show Lola & Virginia, Spain’s Icon Animation has closed a new deal for the girl-skewing series with TV2 Norway. “We are very happy to work with TV2 to bring …

CANNES, April 18: The Zodiak Television Group has launched The Zodiak Distillery, a new group development initiative for the creation and exchange of programming ideas and expertise. The Zodiak Distillery creates a forum to cultivate commercial formats with international appeal. …

SAN FRANCISCO, April 18: VIZ Media has picked up the TV, home video and non-video game merchandising rights for the Americas, Europe and Oceania to Blue Dragon, a new anime series based on an Xbox 360 video game, from a …

CANNES, April 18: At MIPTV, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) announced plans to develop and produce content based on its established franchises for the home-entertainment market, focusing on proven hits with young adult consumers. Jason Weiss, who is driving the new initiative …

CANNES, April 18: Granada International has inked a deal to supply more than 400 hours of programming to the newly launched VOD service MegaTV in Korea. Concluded by James Ross, GI’s regional director based in Hong Kong, the deal brings …

CANNES, April 18: Irish entertainment network Channel 6 is launching a new late-night erotic programming block this May called 18+ Only. The block will air on Friday nights from 12:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. It launches May 4 with newly …

MUNICH, April 18: SevenOne International has sold the U.S. format rights to ProSieben's game show format Beat your Host! to paraMedia inc. to produce through Warner Horizon Television, Warner Bros. Television’s division for unscripted programming, in deal brokered by ICM. …