World Screen

LONDON: Michael Acton Smith, the CEO and founder of Mind Candy and the creator of Moshi Monsters, is slated to deliver a keynote address at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe. The online Moshi Monsters community of adoptable pet monsters for …

LONDON: Passion Distribution’s slate for DISCOP will include season six of Design Star as well as Secrets from a Stylist, both from the Scripps Networks International catalogue. The 10-episode Design Star is produced by CBS Eye Two productions for HGTV. In …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide Channels has commissioned two new factual titles, Free Rein and The Kangaroo Gang: Thieves by Appointment. Free Rein, a 50-minute special for BBC Knowledge, is a Lonely Planet TV and Freehand production for BBC Knowledge. It will launch on BBC Knowledge …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2011 issue of World Screen.   Turner Broadcasting was one of the pioneers of multichannel television in the U.S. and internationally, with the first all-news network, CNN, and the first animation-only service, …

AMMAN: Rubicon Group Holding has announced plans to design and produce a 184-acre entertainment resort in Jordan that will feature, via a deal with CBS Consumer Products, an attraction inspired by Star Trek. With a budget estimated at $1 billion, The Red …

MUNICH: A number of deals have been secured by Cinepool at Marché du Film in Cannes from its lineup of family entertainment, animation, drama and romantic comedy titles. The sequel to the box-office hit Niko & the Way of the …

  This article originally appeared in the MIPTV 2011 issue of TV Real.   Reality series set within the workplace are securing slots on a range of networks, across a variety of time periods.   Whether facing the icy open …

DALLAS: Shows from Turner Broadcasting networks such as TBS, TNT, truTV and Cartoon Network are being offered to AT&T U-verse subscribers across a number of online platforms. U-verse TV customers can log in to U-verse Online or the Turner websites …

SYDNEY: ActiveTV is teaming up with Universal Music and Ato Ato Integrated Media to bring the hit Chinese format RockBand to Australia. The format, known as Battle of the Bands in China, sees a nationwide competition with hundreds of musical …

LONDON: 4Kids Entertainment International has taken on a consulting role to help introduce kids’ brand Max Adventures to the European licensing market. Max Adventures is a TV series targeting 6- to 10-year-olds, centering on the character Max the lion, who protects …