World Screen

SUMMIT: A four-year broadcast deal signed by Apparent Gravity Media sees Discovery Channel, Discovery World HD and Animal Planet become the official broadcasters of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Canada through 2015. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show …

BURBANK: ABC has picked up Celebrity Wife Swap, a new spin on the hit international format, from Zodiak USA. The revitalized version will feature celebrities swapping homes in a week-long challenge. The wives from these two families exchange husbands, children …

NEW YORK: Lifetime has expanded its original programming slate, doubling its number of scripted series and more than tripling the amount of reality content on the network for 2011-12. On the scripted side, Lifetime has lined up summer launches for …

BOSTON/TORONTO: Boston’s WGBH and DHX Media have inked a deal to produce a fourth season of the PBS KIDS preschool show Martha Speaks. The animated series is targeted toward 4- to 7-year-olds and is based on the best-selling books by …

NEW YORK: A boost in ad revenues at Turner Broadcasting helped boost Time Warner’s first quarter revenues by 6 percent to $6.7 billion, but its net profit slipped by 9.9 percent to $653 million. “We’re off to a solid start this …

TORONTO: Hot Docs and Blue Ice Film have aligned to create a C$1 million production fund that will provide financial support to independent documentary filmmakers based in developing African countries. The goal is to increase the quality and quantity of …

LOS ANGELES: NATPE will return to the Fontainebleau Resort from January 23 to 25, 2012, with the organization committing to the Miami Beach location for two markets through 2013. “Moving to Miami in 2011 was a great success for the …

LONDON: Coolabi has appointed Golden Bear as master toy partner for its hit children’s property Poppy Cat. As part of the deal, a new toy line for the U.K. and Eire—including plush, plastics and arts & crafts—is scheduled to launch …

LOS ANGELES: The Africa Channel, dedicated to showcasing modern Africa, has been added to the lineup of Comcast’s Xfinity TV, expanding its distribution to an additional 2 million homes. The Africa Channel provides a range of English-language programming, covering news, …

PRAGUE: The eighth edition of East Silver, a documentary market for Central and Eastern Europe, is now accepting submissions for its upcoming event in Jihlava, Czech Republic, from October 25 to 30. The submissions must be produced within 2010 to …