World Screen

CANNES: Breakthrough Entertainment is to co-produce a string of made-for-TV mystery movies, to star Kelly Rowan, with Salient Point Productions and Colossal Entertainment.  Rowan (The O.C., Flashpoint) will portray Rebecca Kane, assistant to the chief of police in a depressing …

CANNES: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has entered into a multi-year pact that grants the free-TV and basic-cable rights for a raft of programming to an exclusive broadcaster in Scandinavia, TV4 Group.  Marking the first time WBITD has signed a pan-regional …

LONDON/CANNES: Along with scoring a second season for its original series Boo & Me, KidsCo has added a number of new titles to its slate, in a deal with CCI Entertainment.  The second season of Boo & Me, done in …

STOCKHOLM: Catherine Wiernik is the new head of format acquisitions at TV4 in Sweden, where her focus will be on finding and adapting new major international formats for the group.  Wiernik will be responsible for dealing with international format distribution and …

DOHA: Roch Pellerin has been named as the new head of global distribution at Al Jazeera, tasked with overseeing international expansion efforts.  Pellerin will be based at Al Jazeera’s Doha, Qatar, headquarters. He will report directly to Al Anstey, the …

CANNES: CABLEready has added two industry veterans to its team, David Fox and Peter De Jong, as part of a new global expansion strategy.  Fox, the CEO of David Fox Associates, will be setting up a joint venture with CABLEready …

CANNES: twofour54 has sold the Arabic-language production of the hit series Driver Dan’s Story Train to the Al Jazeera Children’s Channel preschool service Baraem TV to air in the Middle East.  The Arabic version is being produced by Blink Studios. …

NEW YORK/SINGAPORE: AETN International is adding to its catalogue with a raft of productions from AETN All Asia Networks (AAA Networks).  Highlights include Hidden Cities, produced for HISTORY in collaboration with the Media Development Authority of Singapore, and Crime Investigation …

CANNES: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has licensed some 400 hours across the Asia Pacific, in territories such as Australia, China, Malaysia and South Korea.  Premier Media Group in Australia went for the format Web Soup, launching a local version …

CANNES: Finland is the latest territory to join the roster for PopPixie, which Rainbow S.p.A. has sold to MTV3.  The comedy series, aimed at 4- to 10-year-olds, is also to air in France, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, South Africa and Israel, …