World Screen

LONDON: Meteorite Men and Over Your Head from LMNO Productions are the latest additions to Passion Distribution’s catalogue, secured through a multi-year deal. Passion will represent the all-new third season of Meteorite Men, in addition to seasons one and two. Produced …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has announced its summer lineup, which includes another installment of America’s Got Talent, alongside the new musical competition series The Voice. America’s Got Talent debuts in its sixth season on May 31 with a special two-hour premiere. …

LOS ANGELES: Fox LOOK has secured a licensing deal with India’s Bulldog Media & Entertainment for a Hindi-language version of its 13×1-hour reality format Beauty and the Geek. As part of the agreement, which was one of Fox LOOK’s last …

NEW YORK: The digital edition of World Screen—featuring interviews with CBS’s Leslie Moonves, Viacom’s Philippe Dauman, RTL Group’s Gerhard Zeiler, Discovery’s John Hendricks, Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm and more—is now available. You can also access the digital editions of TV Europe, …

LONDON: Coolabi has sold its preschool program Poppy Cat to the children’s network Sprout, which will air the 52×11-minute animated series in the U.S. later this year. Poppy Cat features the children’s character from Lara Jones’ book series that has …

BOSTON: APT Worldwide has scored the international representation rights to Earth: The Operator’s Manual, which is set to premiere on PBS in April. The one-hour special, which is hosted by geologist Richard Alley, provides an overview of the Earth’s climate …

NEW YORK: Two sitcoms have been given the greenlight by TV Land, which also renewed its current hits Retired at 35 and Hot in Cleveland. Joining the network’s roster is Happily Divorced, featuring Fran Drescher’s return to television. The series …

LOS ANGELES: Toon Goggles is a new cartoon website from ADC Licensing that allows kids to stream content and rights-holders and network executives to access data such as viewer demographics, time spent watching, ratings and more. Toon Goggles offers never-before-seen …

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment has named Maria Hale as VP of television and head of programming and production, effective April 4. In her new role, Hale will lead the strategic direction for Corus’ TV programming decisions, including content production, acquisitions and …

MIAMI: Telemundo has signed a deal to remain as the exclusive U.S. home for the World Cup qualifying matches of the Mexican National Team through 2013. Telemundo holds the exclusive U.S. broadcast and online rights for Mexico’s match-ups on the …