World Screen

SANTA MONICA/LONDON: DRG has secured agreements for content from the U.S. channel Ovation with Pramer in Latin America, Jinzhou TV in China and RAI in Italy. Pramer picked up the documentary Mr. Prince, about legendary Broadway producer/director Harold Prince. Jinzhou …

SINGAPORE: FOX International Channels (FIC) has picked up the exclusive rights to air the TV drama Terra Nova, produced by Steven Spielberg, Brannon Baraga and Peter Chernin, among others, on FOX across Asia. The first episode, two hours long and …

TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group has sold its telenovela format Cupid: The Business of Love for a local treatment by WeiT Media, a partner of Endemol in Russia and CIS. WeiT Media began broadcasting the series daily beginning September 19 …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has named David Neal the senior VP of production for sports in a new role based in Miami. Neal will report to Alexander “Sandy” Brown, the president of sports at Univision Communications, where he will oversee …

TORONTO: CCI Entertainment has secured the worldwide distribution rights for the Apartment 11 kids’ series Finding Stuff Out. The 16-episode 30-minute series, aimed at kids 6 to 9, features a webcast that answers science questions from real kids. CCI’s digital …

SYDNEY: Beyond is heading to MIPCOM with 200 hours of content, featuring the new crime series Dark Minds, among others. Two new crime series produced for Investigation Discovery in the U.S. include Dark Minds, about unsolved serial killer investigations, and …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Archie Comics is partnering with Moonscoop on the creation of a new animated series based on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Sabrina, a comic book character from the 1970s, was a long-running ABC and WB sitcom in the …

LONDON: Endemol has appointed Kasmanas Licensing as the exclusive licensing agent for Bananas in Pyjamas in Brazil. Bananas in Pyjamas first launched in 1992 as suited characters. They are now featured in a new CGI animated series, sold by Endemol …

LONDON: Starting November 1, BBC Knowledge will feature a dedicated branded block for Lonely Planet, starting with a debut in Asia and rolling out across EMEA and other regions throughout the month. The Lonely Planet block on BBC Knowledge will feature …

LONDON: Content Digital has picked up the Vuguru thriller The Millionaire Tour, starring Dominic Monaghan, to launch at MIPCOM. The program, available as a 90-minute feature of as 15 six-minute episodes, is the latest title from Content’s ongoing partnership with …