World Screen

MUNICH: Henrik Pabst has been hired by SevenOne International to serve as director of international format acquisitions and regional sales director. Pabst is responsible for acquiring the distribution rights for entertainment programs to join SevenOne’s catalogue. He has additional responsibility …

NEW YORK: Philippe Soutter, the co-founder and CEO of PGS Entertainment, talks to World Screen about bringing back well-known classic properties, such as The Little Prince, as well as launching original ideas.   In 2008, as the economic recession was beginning to …

MAINZ: A new online screening service from ZDF Enterprises allows registered users to view trailers and full-length programs from the company’s catalogue, which spans factual, children’s, drama and more. ZDF Enterprises’ portfolio includes a number of new factual highlights. These …

PARIS: The animated paper-cut-out series Ava Riko Teo has secured a second-season commission for 39 seven-minute additional episodes, with delivery set for the first quarter of 2012. Ava Riko Teo, a co-production between Moonscoop and Korea’s Character Plan and EBS, …

PREMIUM: CTV is Canada’s largest private broadcaster and for the past nine years it has been the most-watched network and viewers’ number one choice in prime time. Kevin Crull, currently the COO of CTV’s parent company, CTVglobemedia, will become president …

SILVER SPRING: An exclusive slate of royalty-themed content is set to broadcast on Discovery Networks International (DNI), coinciding with the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. In addition to airing royal-wedding programming across DNI’s portfolio, which includes TLC, Discovery …

LONDON: CBS Reality has acquired seasons one and four of the unscripted show Surf Patrol from Cineflix International. The first season has 13 half-hour episodes, while season four has six new half-hours. The show follows the day-to-day exploits of Australian …

TORONTO: Portfolio International is to introduce the newly acquired animated series Jobi’s Room for worldwide sales at MIPTV. The 52×1-minute series is produced by Brazil’s 2D Lab. The show targets kids 6 to 11. Each episode follows two characters—10-year-old Jobi …

PARIS: Among the celebrity talent set to descend on Cannes are Arnold Schwarzenegger, who will unveil his brand-new international TV project, as well as Torchwood‘s John Barrowman and Bill Pullman. Also set to attend MIPTV are the stars of the …

TORONTO: 9 Story Entertainment has scored the worldwide distribution rights for Ben’s City (Pérusse Cité) and will introduce the series at MIPTV. The 13×22-minute animated sitcom, which is available in French and English, comes from Oasis Animation and comedian François …