World Screen

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) is releasing the documentary The Shakespeare Enigma, which tackles the mystery William Shakespeare’s identity, to complement the Roland Emmerich film Anonymous. Produced by Atlantis Film for ZDF and ZDF Enterprises and directed by Eike Schmitz, The …

MUNICH: SevenOne International has secured a range of deals in Ukraine, including the sale of Benidorm Bastards, as it expands across Central and Eastern European markets. Two formats sold recently—Benidorm Bastards and the comedy show M!LF: Man Liberation Front—will debut …

CYPRESS: Bandai America has a new toy for preschoolers based on Zinkia Entertainment’s Pocoyo, the Pocoyo SwiggleTraks Feature Set, to complement the company’s line of existing plush, vehicles and bath toys for the brand. The CGI animated series about a …

LOS ANGELES: Saban Brands continues to expand the Paul Frank brand throughout Asia, recently opening its first flagship store in China. The Paul Frank store, located in Joy City Mall in Xidan, Beijing, opened on September 9. Saban is working …

SINGAPORE: The Nat Geo Wild channel in Singapore is offering multi-language options—in English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil—to subscribers in both standard and high definitions. Nat Geo Wild and Nat Geo Wild HD in all four official languages are available to …

SYDNEY: The Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) has secured a range of deals for the first and second seasons of the Matchbox Pictures-produced series My Place. My Place seasons one and two have been picked up by Australia Network and …

JAKARTA: The fourth season of Jalan Sesama, the Indonesian version of Sesame Street, began airing daily on KOMPAS TV as of this past Monday. The award-winning children’s series features re-tellings of classic fairy tales and pop-culture parodies. Celebrity guests, including …

LONDON: HISTORY is making a donation, as well as offering production services and marketing support, to UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre for three years as the World Heritage Convention’s 40th anniversary approaches in 2012. HISTORY and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre aim …

TEL AVIV: Armoza Formats has inked a broadcast deal with Radio Television Suisse (RTS) for its game-show format Upgrade. RTS will produce a Swiss version of Upgrade slated for a November launch. The Swiss personality Sarkis will host the game …

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