World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Lifetime Television has ordered a new unscripted series, tentatively titled Seriously Funny Kids, that will be hosted by Heidi Klum, slated for a 2011 launch. The show will feature Klum interacting with children and bringing out insightful and …

BURBANK: The new development slate at Bravo includes series that explore food, fashion, design and pop culture. Dean’s List (working title) stars former American Idol stylist Dean Banowetz. The series follows the Hollywood hair guy as he deals with celebrity …

LONDON: ABC has commissioned a new version of the hit Endemol format Wipeout, to be set on a Winter Wonderland course, while CBS ordered a 13th season of Endemol’s popular reality series Big Brother. Winter Wipeout will feature all-new cold-weather …

MIAMI: Discovery Familia is looking for programming that speaks to Hispanic moms to fill prime time, according to Bilai Joa Silar, VP and channel director of Discovery Networks U.S. Hispanic Group. The service has been redesigned to reflect and speak …

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network has secured the worldwide rights to a new series from DreamWorks Animation based on the critically acclaimed animated feature How to Train Your Dragon, which grossed close to $500 million in theaters worldwide. The show is set to …

LONDON: Season six of the BBC’s Doctor Who opens with a two-parter co-produced with BBC America and shot in Utah, the British broadcaster has announced. Penned by Steven Moffat, the episodes feature a story line set in the late ’60s, with the …

LONDON: After more than 30 years with the BBC, Mark Byford is leaving his post as the deputy director-general, a role that will now be closed. Byford is stepping down from the executive board at the end of March 2011 …

LOS ANGELES: Lionsgate has proposed a merger with debt-laden MGM—which last week announced plans to combine with Spyglass Entertainment—and has received backing for the move from Carl Icahn, who owns shares in both studios. Icahn, a signification stakeholder in the independent …

BURBANK: Starz Media has sold Film Roman to a group of investors, led by the former president of the animation studio, Scott Greenberg. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the transaction is contingent on certain closing conditions. …

LOS ANGELES: The Channel 4 five-part horror event Dead Set, set within Britain’s Big Brother house, is to air on IFC in the U.S. in the run-up to Halloween. Dead Set is partially filmed at the real U.K. Big Brother …