World Screen

DOHA: After partnering on Discover Science, NHK and Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) have signed a new co-production agreement to partner on projects over the next five years. NHK and JCC will develop and produce educational programs in the fields …

PARIS: Moonscoop has appointed El Ocho as the Spanish licensing agent for the preschool property Chloe’s Closet. The 52×11-minute series currently airs on Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney in Spain, as well as in a host of other territories around …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2010 issue of TV Kids.   As co-creator and executive producer of the hit shows Hannah Montana and That’s So Raven, Michael Poryes definitely knows how to relate to the tween audience …

PREMIUM: Michael Wright, as executive VP and head of programming for TNT, TBS and TCM, has overseen some of cable’s biggest hits, including The Closer. He speaks to World Screen about the strategy for more original scripted and unscripted shows …

LONDON: Following its inaugural outing at last month’s NATPE conference, Cineflix International Distribution has signed a number of deals, totaling more than 180 hours of factual content, across Latin America. Discovery snapped up How Machines Work, Surviving the Future, Weird …

PARIS: AB Groupe has signed an eight-year deal to represent 175 movies from the Paramount Pictures library in French-speaking markets in Europe. The pact covers features such as Mission: Impossible, Forrest Gump, Beverly Hills Cop, The Godfather and Breakfast at …

OSLO: Fox International Channels (FIC) has promoted Theis Heitmann to country manager for Denmark, with oversight for daily operations and responsibility for further development of the Danish activities. Heitmann continues to be based in Copenhagen. He assumes new responsibilities as …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The National Children’s Museum has aligned with Sesame Workshop to integrate Sesame Street and its characters throughout several interactive exhibits, educational video segments and books in the museum’s Early Learners gallery. In helping to extend Sesame Workshop’s educational …

LOS ANGELES: The latest season in the Power Rangers franchise has secured slots on Nickelodeon and TELETOON in Canada ahead of its U.S. debut next week. MarVista Entertainment has licensed Power Rangers Samurai to Corus Entertainment and TELETOON Canada. The Saban Brands …

BOSTON: The international representation rights to The Artist’s Toolbox, an interview series featuring creative luminaries from the worlds of art, music, design and literature, have been scooped up by APT Worldwide. Produced by MogaJacobsen and hosted by screenwriter and director …