World Screen

October 2006 By Anna Carugati As president of NBC Universal Television Studio, Angela Bromstad is responsible for a diverse slate of shows, from the formidable Law & Order franchise to the hit House and the innovative Heroes. She has high …

October 2006 In today’s multi-platform world, kids’ channels must do more than offer cool programming—they must connect with children in a multitude of ways. By Katy Elliott The early days of broadcasting brought us linear TV. Then came the multichannel …

October 2006 By Mansha Daswani While Singapore may be one of the Asia-Pacific region’s smallest markets, it is anxious to make its mark on the international circuit. At the forefront of those efforts is the Media Development Authority of Singapore …

LOS ANGELES, November 10: LMNO Productions has entered into an exclusive partnership with Chef LaLa and Sliced Up Entertainment to create Spanish- and English-language lifestyle shows, beginning with a daytime series called U’ LaLa. Chef LaLa is best known for …

MONTREAL, November 10: CinéGroupe has begun production on 13 new episodes of the prime-time animated series Tripping the Rift for Canada’s TELETOON and SPACE: the Imagination Station. With the third season, CinéGroupe will have 39 half-hours to offer broadcasters. The …

HILVERSUM, November 10: Telescreen has confirmed a range of European presales on its new animated series Frog & Friends. The series is based on the award-winning Frog books by Max Velthuijs and is aimed at kids 4 to 7. Presales …

LONDON, November 10: Channel 4 International has signed a first look distribution deal with Gecko Productions, the new independent outfit established by former Television Corp executives Viv McGrath and Andrew Brann. Channel 4 International has distributed several of McGrath’s previous …

NEW YORK, November 10: Production is under way in Toronto on The Dresden Files, the Lionsgate-produced drama that launches on SCI FI Channel in the U.S. in January. Terrence Mann has joined the cast of the supernatural detective series, which …

SYDNEY, November 10: Southern Star and Endemol have extended their deal for a Sydney-based production joint venture for another three-year term. Endemol Southern Star creates, develops and produces television programming for Australian and New Zealand broadcasters, and exports its intellectual …

NEW YORK, November 10: 4Kids Entertainment’s third-quarter results show a net loss of $265,000, as compared with a $2 million profit in the same period last year, with revenues down almost 10 percent to $17.6 million. For the nine months …