World Screen

The fun-loving Muppets from Sesame Street have taught several generations of children around the world their ABCs, 123s and valuable preschool life lessons. Gary Knell, Sesame Workshop’s president and CEO, is adapting Sesame Street’s 40-year legacy to the needs of …

Portfolio Entertainment has solidified its commitment to high-quality factual and lifestyle programming with the addition of a number of new titles. Portfolio Entertainment is "aggressively expanding" its factual catalogue, according to Joy Rosen, the company’s co-founder and co-president. "Our big …

New Dominion Pictures has been delivering top true-crime programming to the market for 15 years. Long before CSI ever hit prime-time television, a show called The New Detectives was leading the trend toward forensics-oriented programs. From New Dominion Pictures, the …

ORIGIN: Based on the pocket-size collectable pets by MEG. DISTRIBUTOR: Mondo TV holds worldwide TV and DVD rights to the series. CREATOR: Joe Morrison EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: MEG in co-production with Giochi Preziosi and Mondo TV. MAIN BROADCASTER: The series premieres …

Pay-TV series are known for pushing boundaries, but a widowed suburban mom who has fallen on hard times and sells marijuana to support her family? This is precisely the premise upon which Jenji Kohan has created Weeds. Few, if any, …

When Fernando Gaitán, the VP of product at Canal RCN in Colombia, decided to write a story about an ugly, unkempt secretary who worked for a tyrannical boss, he never thought the telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea would become …

MIAMI: Latin Media Corporation and its partner Worldwide Rights Corporation are bringing to MIPCOM titles such as First Lady, Pesona Kasih and She, The Taxi Driver. First Lady (Primera Dama) is the story of an ordinary woman who is willing …

LONDON: A number of new deals have been signed by National Geographic Television International (NGTI) with French broadcasters, including long-term partner France 5. France 5 went for The Obama White House: Through the Lens, following the personal and professional life …

LONDON/PARIS: The founders of Zig Zag Productions have bought back the company from Banijay Entertainment, less than a year after selling the U.K.-based outfit. Banijay acquired Zig Zag in January. Danny Fenton and Kevin Utton have retaken control of the …

TORONTO/LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) has signed up Igloo Books as publishing partner for Humf in 36 territories, including Europe, the U.S., Latin America, Asia and Australia. Igloo is looking to launch the published range in spring/summer 2011. Over the next …