World Screen

LOS ANGELES: DHX Media has named Angeles Blanco the director of licensing to oversee consumer products development in all territories, excluding North America. Blanco will be based out of DHX Media’s London office and will focus on developing new international …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution is bringing a range of titles from the New Zealand-based company Greenstone, such as Dog Patrol, to MIPCOM. New series to be offered in Cannes include Dog Patrol and 5 Days In The Red Zone. Returning series …

TORONTO: The 16th season of the kids’ animated series Arthur is in production in a co-venture between 9 Story Entertainment and WGBH Boston. This is 9 Story’s third collaboration with WGBH. 9 Story will digitally animate Arthur and also handle …

LOS GATOS/SILVER SPRING: Netflix and Discovery Communications have entered into a two-year agreement that allows members of the streaming service to instantly watch previous seasons of series and specials, as well as a range of additional programming, from channels such …

LONDON: Zodiak Rights is to present the brand-new format WaterWars, from Jarowskij, part of the Zodiak Media Group, to MIPCOM buyers, following the show’s debut in Sweden. In each episode of WaterWars, two teams—each captained by a celebrity—compete over a …

LONDON: A record number of sales have been secured by Cineflix Rights with broadcasters across the Nordic region, with volume deals for 39 shows. The seventh season of Border Security is headed to Kanal 5 in Sweden, TV Norge in …

PARIS: Canal+ Group has been slapped with a 30 million euros fine by the Autorités de la Concurrence regulator over its takeover of TPS, with the French competition authority now withdrawing its approval for the 2006 merger. The regulator argues …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide and Lookout Point are bringing Sir Tom Stoppard and David Parfitt to Cannes to unveil the new epic drama Parade’s End. Parade’s End is a flagship five-part drama for BBC and HBO, adapted by playwright and screenwriter …

Five years since its launch as the global offshoot of the Qatar-based Arabic news network Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English (AJE) has finally made inroads into the U.S. market. While still not available nationwide, AJE is currently carried in select …

STOCKHOLM: Patrick Svensk, the former CEO of Zodiak Television, has been named VP of content at Modern Times Group and chairman of its Modern Studios division. Svensk founded Zodiak Television and ran it until its acquisition by DeAgostini Group and subsequent …