World Screen

BOSTON: Docs on timely social issues are on the shopping list at PBS World, the multicast channel operated by WGBH Boston, WNET.org and APT. ON THE RECORD: RON BACHMAN, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING, WGBH How do you schedule the channel from …

OTTAWA: The preschool series The Baba House, co-produced by CleverCat Productions and Amberwood Entertainment, is headed to TVO Kids in Canada through a new development deal. The series is created by Caroline Roberts of CleverCat Productions. It features the antics …

LONDON/LOS ANGELES: Deborah Oppenheimer has joined NBC Universal as executive VP of international television production, heading up the newly established Los Angeles base for the division. Reporting to Michael Edelstein, president of NBC Universal International TV Production, Oppenheimer will lead U.S.-based …

BURBANK: ABC Family has greenlit production on three pilots, all of which are dramas. The one-hour drama Nine Lives follows a girl who starts developing heightened abilities—super speed, agility, hearing, etc–on her 16th birthday. She is also being pursue by …

LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned Naked Apes for C4 and Beaver Falls for E4, taking its 2011 drama output beyond 200 hours. "We’re proud of our commitment to supporting the best British talent, backing innovative, contemporary drama, and 2010 has …

TORONTO: OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network is set to launch in Canada in early 2011 following its U.S. rollout, via a licensing agreement with Corus Entertainment. The network, owned by Discovery Communications and Oprah Winfrey, sets sail in the U.S. …

TORONTO: 9 Story Entertainment has entered into a partnership to co-develop a new animated comedy with marblemedia, along with scoring a slate of international sales for the series Wild Kratts with a number of international broadcasters. marblemedia and 9 Story …

CANNES: Industrial Light & Magic, a leader in creating visual effects for the movie industry, is being recognized for its 35-year legacy by Starz in a new documentary, directed by Leslie Iwerks and narrated by Tom Cruise. Industrial Light & …

NEW YORK: World Screen‘s MIPCOM issue, its biggest ever at 570 pages, is lighter, more portable and environmentally friendly. We are now using a new high-quality coated paper stock that is 20-percent lighter than the paper used in the past. …

LONDON: Cineflix International Distribution (CID) is showcasing a lineup of formats at MIPCOM that includes new series such as Inside the Box with Ty Pennington. Inside the Box with Ty Pennington watches amateur designers compete in decorating duels. Also new …