World Screen

PARIS: France Télévisions has acquired a number of new preschool series to add to the Ludo Zouzous block on France 5. Series include Team UmiZumi, produced by MTV/Nickelodeon, about three superheroes who use mathematics to help schoolchildren solve their daily …

MEXICO CITY/MUNICH: Studio100 Media has tapped Comarex to remain its exclusive distributor in Latin America as part of a new three-year deal. With the alliance, Comarex will be showcasing Studio100 properties such as Maya the Bee and The Woodlies to …

LOS ANGELES: The public television station KCET is parting ways with PBS as of January 1, 2011, after being unable to come to terms on fees and "programming flexibility." KCET was seeking a reduction in fees to be paid to PBS …

LONDON: Liz Mills, formerly the head of reality TV at Endemol UK, is launching her own independent production company, MillsyMac, which will focus on factual and factual-entertainment formats and series. During her time with Endemol UK, Mills launched Pet Rescue …

LONDON: A range of new content, from the likes of ALL3MEDIA International and Endemol, has been picked up by BBC Worldwide Channels to air in Poland, Africa, Asia and the Nordic region on BBC Entertainment and BBC Lifestyle starting in 2011. From ALL3MEDIA …

KNOXVILLE: DIY Network is always on the lookout for new spins on the home-improvement genre, according to its programming VP. ON THE RECORD: ANDY SINGER, VP, PROGRAMMING How do you schedule the channel from morning through late night, Monday through …

LOS ANGELES: MGM is soliciting support from its secured lenders for a reorganization plan that would see Spyglass Entertainment’s Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum running the studio after it emerges from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. MGM expects to continue normal …

MIAMI: The Telemundo Internacional production Hidden Passion is to launch in Ghana on Viasat on October 12 in a 3 p.m. time slot. The story has been sold in more than five countries in Africa, include Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and …

STRASBOURG: By the end of this year, DTT services will be up and running in all but one of the EU member states (Romania), according to new research from the European Audiovisual Observatory. This year will see eight European countries completing …

BURBANK: Four more pilots have been given the go-ahead from ABC Family, which has also ordered additional episodes of its hit comedy Melissa & Joey. The network has give a back-order to Melissa & Joey, bringing its first-season total to …