World Screen

TORONTO: Cartoon Network in the U.S. has picked up Almost Naked Animals from 9 Story Entertainment for launch later this year. The irreverent comedy focuses on a group of free-spirited animals in their underwear who run a beach-front hotel like kids …

HYDERABAD: Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCCTV) has acquired three series from DQ Entertainment, including The Jungle Book, for broadcast across 22 Arabic states. The five-year deal, which also includes New Adventures of Lassie and Mysteries and Feluda, gives JCCTV the exclusive …

BERLIN: The fourth season of the animated series Bibi Blocksberg is to be co-produced by Kiddinx and ZDF Enterprises/ZDF tivi. The series was recently sold to Walt Disney TV in Italy and MTV in Finland. MTV in Finland also went for …

CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Entertainment’s online entertainment network Crackle has launched an app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch that delivers full-length feature films and TV series for free. “Crackle is the unrivaled destination for un-cut feature films and …

LOS ANGELES: Home-entertainment agreements have been secured in Latin America by Toei Animation for titles such as the Dragon Ball series and Sailor Moon. Toei scored a free-TV deal for Dragon Ball Kai with Televisa in Mexico, which picked up …

OSLO: FOX International Channels has sealed a carriage deal to bring FOX Crime to the Norwegian platform Canal Digital, adding about 700,000 homes to its local distribution base. FOX Crime joins Canal Digital as part of its Family Package on DTH and …

PREMIUM: Original co-productions are on the roster for The Africa Channel in the U.K., particularly for “high-end factual,” according to the network’s creative director, Basi Akpabio. The channel, available on Sky, has a grid that is built around a prime-time …

ATLANTA: The TV, documentary and film library of Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society (OFS) is to be represented in Latin America by Castalia Communications under the signing of a new deal. Jean-Michel, the oldest son of the legendary Jacques-Yves Cousteau, …

LONDON: New research from Ofcom reports that many Britons aged between 12 and 24 would prefer to live without a television set than without a mobile phone or Internet access. For the country as a whole, TV remains ranked as the …

HONG KONG: Chin-won Chang is taking on the role of general manager at Cartoon Network Korea, after having served in the same capacity at Tooniverse. Chang will be responsible for the network’s revenue, ratings and brand presence. He will also …