World Screen

MIAMI: The U.S. Hispanic network Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas has added Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling’s TNA iMPACT in Spanish as part of its lineup.  TNA Wrestling features star talent such as Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and "The Icon" Sting, among …

TORONTO: Starz Animation Toronto, Multiple Media Entertainment (MME) and Gigapix Studios are to begin production on a new feature-film adaptation of the L. Frank Baum classic book The Wonderful World of Oz, with a stereoscopic CG version tentatively titled OZ3D.  …

BUENOS AIRES: Sera Films Services has been selected to represent Telefe International’s titles in Turkey.  The deal, signed at MIPTV by Fernando Varela, the international business director, and Michelle Wasserman, the head of international business programming, formats and production services, sees …

CANNES: Talpa’s new hit format The Voice of… is being adapted in Finland by Banijay’s Solar Television for Nelonen.  The show was originally produced by Talpa’s John de Mol for RTL4 in the Netherlands. NBC in the U.S. will begin …

NEW YORK: After recently announcing 11 originals and five returning series for its upcoming slate, Bravo has unveiled a development slate of eight new projects, including a scripted show with Lionsgate.  Face Down, produced by Lionsgate, follows a charming yet …

CANNES: Among the titles sold at the market by AETN International are Charlie Sheen: Bad Boy on the Edge and Royal Wedding of a Lifetime.  Royal Wedding of a Lifetime was sold to Vivolta (France), TV One (Indonesia), Channel 7 …

LOS ANGELES: The Jim Henson Company has aligned with Sprout and Sixteen South to co-produce the 26×30-minute preschool series Pajanimals, which will air exclusively in the U.S. on Sprout.  The show features four musical puppets, which were designed and built …

CANNES: The animated feature film Seefood, a co-production between Silver Ant and Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC), made its debut at an event last night in Cannes.  Seefood is a joint effort from Silver Ant and JCC, with support from the …

CANNES: Several new agreements have been closed by ALL3MEDIA International on the Objective Productions’ format The Cube, including for the show’s first commission in Italy.  In Italy, Mediaset will be co-producing a first season with Objective Productions, with four feature-length …

CANNES: The existing programming and co-production deal between A&E Television Networks (AETN) and ZDF Enterprises has been extended for a further three years.  The agreement originally kicked off in 2005, spanning co-productions and program acquisitions, as well as a syndication …