World Screen

CANNES: Golden Network Asia has signed multiple distribution deals for the Malaysian animated feature SeeFood during its outing at the Marche du Film in Cannes. The deals are worth more than $2 million. Among those to have signed on for …

TORONTO: DHX Media’s That’s So Weird! has been greenlit for third-season production for Canadian broadcaster YTV, which has just ordered a new 13-episode run. The show was nominated for a Gemini Award and a Canadian Comedy Award in 2010, and currently …

NEW YORK/BURBANK: FOX’s 2011-2012 season features four new comedies and three new dramas, including J.J. Abrams’ Alcatraz and Tim Kring’s Touch starring Kiefer Sutherland. Announcing the new schedule, Peter Rice, chairman of entertainment at Fox Networks Group, noted, “Nothing impacts culture …

LONDON: New broadcast deals, renewals and in-flight sales have been secured for Entertainment One (eOne) Family shows such as Peppa Pig, Humf and Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. The preschool hit Peppa Pig had its fourth season picked up by …

LONDON: Endemol Sport has signed a three year-deal that sees Sky Sports become the exclusive broadcaster of the Dublin Super Cup in the U.K. and Ireland. The Dublin Super Cup is the new pre-season tournament debuting this July with the …

LOS ANGELES: CBS and Warner Bros. Television have confirmed that Ashton Kutcher will be joining the cast of Two and a Half Men this fall. Kutcher first came on the scene as Michael Kelso in the comedy That 70’s Show. …

MIAMI: Throughout the first six weeks of the second quarter of this year, Telemundo was the fastest-growing broadcast network with the largest percentage gain in viewers among adults 18 to 49 and 18 to 34, according to Nielsen Media Research. …

NEW YORK: Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty Adventures from American Greetings Properties (AGP) is headed into its second season of production and has scored a range of deals across the world. The CGI-animated series, which debuted last fall in the U.S. …

LONDON: In the run-up to its attendance at the L.A. Screenings, BBC Worldwide has secured a deal with Film & Arts Latin America, a Pramer network, for a range of drama titles. The deal includes the first season of Misfits, which …

TOKYO: NHK World TV is presenting international audiences with an English-language broadcast of the special Mega-Tsunami: How Can We Protect Life? on May 14. The NHK special sheds light on questions such as What cause the giant tsunami that struck …