World Screen

PARIS/CANNES: MIP Junior will feature the premiere screening of Le Petit Prince, a new show from Method Animation that has already been sold into several territories by PGS Entertainment. Philippe Soutter, the company’s managing director and co-founder, tells TV Kids about …

LOS ANGELES: Nickelodeon is adding the live-action comedy series Supah Ninjas, from Varsity Pictures, to its 2011 programming schedule. With a comic book tone and style, the show follows three unsuspecting kids who are drafted into the secret world of ninjas. …

LONDON: Tiny Island Productions and Classic Media will present the new series Dream Defenders, available in both non-stereoscopic 3D and stereoscopic 3D formats, at MIPCOM. Dream Defenders is aimed at 6- to 9-year-olds. Tiny Island will distribute the show in …

LONDON: Endemol has secured deals in ten territories across Europe and the Middle East for The Money Drop, which has been renewed for a second season in the U.K. by Channel 4. Local adaptations have been ordered by Rossiya in …

LONDON: CAKE has entered into a partnership with Sticky Pictures to co-produce the animated tween series Herb and Ray’s Yum. The series follows two buddies, Herb and Ray, who host The Yum, a wacky cooking show. The 52×12-minute series is …

ENGLEWOOD: Liberty Global has appointed Diederik Karsten to the newly created post of managing director for European broadband operations, effective January 1, 2011, succeeding Gene Musselman, who has announced his retirement. Musselman is retiring a the end of this year …

LONDON: The Studio Lambert format Three in a Bed has been re-commissioned by Channel 4, which has also ordered a stripped daytime version called Four in a Bed. Distributed by ALL3MEDIA International, the show has been sold into a number …

LAREN: The Voice of Holland recently launched to much success on RTL 4, and now Talpa Distribution is offering up the format to international buyers. The Voice of… features four famous singers who offer their know-how to unknown talents to …

BURBANK: Conan O’Brien’s new late-night talk show for TBS will be represented outside of the U.S. by Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD). Conan debuts on TBS in November and will mark O’Brien’s return to late night following his high-profile departure from …

PARIS/BARCELONA: PGS Entertainment and Ypsilon Films have aligned to form PGS Ypsilon Latin America, which will focus on kids’ and family content for the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets. The join venture will include both the PGS Entertainment and …