World Screen

TORONTO: Portfolio International has sold season two and the holiday special of the preschool series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! to Disney Junior Australia and Disney Junior Italy. Treehouse (Canada), PBS (U.S.) and CBC (Canada) …

LONDON: Endemol has scored the worldwide format rights to the Shaw Media series Canada Sings. Endemol will sell the Canada Sings format internationally and produce local versions of the show in major territories around the world. Canada Sings is originally …

ENCINO: Solid Entertainment has inked multi-territory deals for its automotive series Car Crazy and Hot Rod TV, among others. Solid licensed season three of Car Crazy and season five of Hot Rod TV to Discovery International’s Turbo in the Pacific …

SILVER SPRING: Travel Channel and Rand McNally’s Tripology.com have partnered to connect viewers with trained online travel agents who assist in creating unique personalized experiences inspired by popular Travel Channel series. Anthony Bourdain’s new series The Layover is launching as …

NEW YORK: VH1 is adding the new docuseries Mama Drama, from SallyAnn Salsano, the executive producer of Jersey Shore, to its 2012 lineup. The 10-episode reality series will feature five sets of partying mothers who want to be best friends …

TOKYO: Golf Channel Japan and its long-time competitor Japan’s Golf Network have entered into a strategic partnership to form one co-branded channel, starting in April 2012. The two will combine their assets to become a single destination serving golf fans …

SINGAPORE: MediaCorp is inviting participants to take part in its technical trials for Toggle, a new over-the-top (OTT) interactive service. Toggle will deliver Internet content to connected TVs, computers, tablet devices or mobile phones. Toggle trial users will be able …

BURBANK: George Bodenheimer is becoming the executive chairman of ESPN, with John Skipper replacing him in the role of president. Bodenheimer, currently the president of ESPN and ABC Sports and co-chair of Disney Media Networks, will relinquish his day-to-day responsibilities …

MADRID: Carlos Slim has purchased a 3.23-percent share of the Spanish-language media giant Grupo Prisa, acquiring the minority stake through Grupo Carso, a Mexican conglomerate that he owns. Prisa, based in Madrid, owns Spain’s best-selling newspaper, El Pais. The company …

LONDON: The TV presenter Jonathan Ross has extended his deal with ITV, with a new agreement that sees him continuing to host his chat show for a further three seasons. The new deal will see three new ten-part series in …