World Screen

LONDON: The new 3D CGI animated Bananas in Pyjamas debuted with solid ratings on Australia’s ABC2, achieving a total of 200,000 viewers with its 8 a.m. premiere. The show drew in a total market share of 12.2 percent and a …

KUALA LUMPUR: Fox International’s BabyTV has launched on pay-TV operator Astro in Malaysia. The network, which debuted in 2003, features short-form episodes that focus on early-learning themes and emphasize parent-child interaction. BabyTV offers exclusive original programming and, in addition to its …

NEW YORK: Screening Rooms for a number of distributors heading to the L.A. Screenings 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 …

LOS ANGELES: FOX has renewed the hit series House, starring Hugh Laurie, for an eighth season, while new episodes continue to air on the network throughout this month. From David Shore, the medical drama features Laurie as an irreverent, controversial …

LONDON: New programming has been commissioned by Channel 4 across a range of genres, spanning factual, drama and comedy, alongside the channel acquiring the U.S. version of The Killing. Channel 4 acquired the rights to seasons one and two of …

MILANO: Giochi Preziosi Group has scored a toy distribution deal with NewBoy to represent Scan2Go, a car-racing toy based on an animated series targeting 4- to 12-year-old boys, for Western Europe. Scan2Go toy cars use technology that allows kids to …

SAN BRUNO: A selection of feature-film releases from Sony, Warner Bros. and Universal are available for online rental on YouTube, including recent blockbuster hits such as Despicable Me, The King’s Speech and Inception. The online video site’s expansion into movie rentals …

NEW YORK: Andrew Beecham, the senior VP of programming for Sprout, talks about his overall programming strategy and offers advice to those wishing to pitch to the channel.   In September, Sprout launched Noodle and Doodle, its first long-form original …

DUNEDIN: NHNZ’s Moving Images is to serve as the footage sales agent for National Geographic Channels Worldwide, which has a library of blue-chip factual programming that dates back 20 years and includes hundreds of hours of HD content. The deal …

ROCKVILLE: TeleGraff Media has secured a range of deals on behalf of its clients Marc Pingry HD Productions, Partners in Motion and Quester. Marc Pingry’s hour-long Dragon Boat Carnival was picked up by Velocity, the channel that replaced HD Theater; …