World Screen

LONDON: Zodiak Kids has firmed up a number of licensing agreements for the preschool property Little Princess, with deals for a plush range, an iPad app and more. Aurora World UK is to develop a line of plush for Little …

LOS ANGELES: The Jim Henson Company has brought on new international licensees for its properties such as Dinosaur Train, Sid the Science Kid and Fraggle Rock. For Dinosaur Train, new licensing deals were signed across Europe. For France, Alcara is …

LONDON/NEW YORK: Babelgum has commissioned an additional 12 episodes of Kids Reenact, a pop-culture parody that features children recreating scenes from some of TV and film’s guiltiest pleasures. The first two new viral shorts, Kids Reenact: The Bachelorette, are available …

TORONTO: Temple Street Productions is working on a fourth season of Being Erica for CBC Television, with Erin Karpluk returning in the lead role. Karpluk returns as Erica, who in this season embarks on doctor training under the guidance of …

SANTA MONICA: Keke Palmer of the Nickelodeon comedy True Jackson, VP is to star in the network’s new original TV movie Rags. The music-filled Rags puts a modern spin on the classic Cinderella story, set in New York City. Palmer …

DUBAI/BURBANK: The MBC Group has secured the rights to air series from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution on free TV in the Middle East, while also scoring access to feature films such as The Hangover 2 and the Harry Potter franchise. …

PREMIUM: Adrian Sarbu, the president and CEO of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), discusses his strategy for producing and broadcasting high-quality local programming and independent news; building groups of channels in each key market; and sharing knowledge and skills between …

LOS ANGELES: Former Universal Networks International chief Roma Khanna is joining MGM as the president of its television group and digital, reporting to co-chairman and CEOs Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum. Formerly president of Universal Networks International & Digital Initiatives at …

NEW YORK/LAUSANNE: NBCUniversal has reached a deal with the International Olympic Committee to broadcast the Olympic Games in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020, for $4.38 billion. NBCU has been the long-time home of the Olympics in the U.S.; by 2020, the …

NEW YORK: HBO Documentary Films has picked up the U.S. TV rights to Vinyl Films’ The Union, directed by Cameron Crowe and chronicling the collaboration between Elton John and Leon Russell. The Union looks at the creative life of John and …