World Screen

TORONTO: Three new series have been slated for production by Tricon Films & Television, including the lifestyle show Love Trap. The 30×30-minute Love Trap, produced for CosmoTV, watches as people approach their secret crush to tell them how they feel. …

NEW YORK: Vlad Wolynetz has been appointed president of production at Cineflix Studios, where his focus will be on scripted projects. Wolynetz was most recently the senior VP of scripted production at BBC Worldwide Productions. Prior to this he was with …

MECHELEN: The Belgian cable operator Telenet has secured the exclusive pay-TV rights for the Belgian football competition to air on its PRIME Sport channel over the next three seasons. Telenet is now to present the top three matches live and complete …

TORONTO: Canadian outfit Peace Point Entertainment Group has acquired full ownership of U.S. development and production firm DIDtv as it looks to ramp up its slate of projects for American networks. DIDtv is being relaunched as Peace Point Entertainment USA …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has been named licensing agent for Baby Jake, the Darrall Macqueen preschool show for CBeebies, bringing on board Vivid as the U.K. master toy licensee. The 26×11-minute show mixes live action and 2D photographic animation. The series …

LONDON: Content Media Corporation’s digital-content arm has scored all rights to the 6×30-minute independent comedy Strictly Sexual: The Series in a deal with Atlantis Investment. Spun-off from the indie film Strictly Sexual, the show has already fared well digitally in …

NEW YORK: Screening Rooms for a number of distributors heading to DISCOP are now available on WorldScreenings.com, allowing you to watch hundreds of clips and access detailed information on new shows being launched at the market. WorldScreenings.com allows you to …

LOS ANGELES: Hulu has shored up the digital rights to Misfits from BBC Worldwide, as well as The Booth at the End and Whites from Content Media Corporation. All three series will make their U.S. premiere on Hulu.com and Hulu Plus …

BANFF: The Banff World Media Festival has presented its Fiction Rockies in the categories of entertainment, drama and youth, with wins for Downton Abbey, The Big C and Sid the Science Kid, among others. The Rockie for continuing series went …

LONDON: Sky is to be Glee‘s new U.K. home, after the platform reached a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution for the third and future seasons of the show. Wrapping its second season on Channel 4 and E4, Glee …