World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Worldwide distribution for the feature film Mandie and the Cherokee Treasure, based on Louis Leppard’s novel of the same name, is to be handled by MarVista Entertainment. Through a previous agreement with Lost World Pictures, MarVista holds the …

ONTARIO: Germany’s KI.KA has acquired from Nelvana the first 26 episodes of the new animated series Babar and the Adventures of Badou, a CGI updated version of the classic Babar property. The series, to launch in spring 2011, will introduce …

LONDON: The British crime drama channel Alibi has picked up the exclusive pay-TV rights to seasons one and two of the hit Canadian series Republic of Doyle from Fireworks International. The Canadian crime drama stars Sean McGinley and Allan Hawco …

MELBOURNE/MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises and Jonathan M. Shiff Productions have announced a new flagship children’s series, Lightning Point. The pair of companies have worked together before on H20: Just Add Water and The Elephant Princess. The new series Lighting Point is …

NEW YORK: Auction Hunters, a new unscripted original series for Spike TV, looks at the world of storage-unit actions and the people who make their living hunting unclaimed property. The series, set to premiere November 9 at 10 p.m., follows …

ALVISO: On revenues that fell 10.5 percent to $51.5 million in the second quarter, TiVo’s net loss widened from $2.7 million to $15.3 million. The loss for the period came in under the company’s forecasted loss of between $17 million …

STUDIO CITY: Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel will be dropped from AT&T U-verse TV’s lineup if a new carriage agreement is not reached by August 31. AT&T U-verse sent postcards on August 1 informing its customers they may lose …

LONDON: MGM titles are to be made available online and on Internet-enabled devices through the LOVEFiLM Player in the U.K. MGM classics—including West Side Story, The Apartment and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three—will be on offer to LOVEFiLM members …

PARIS: MIPCOM’s Producers’ Forum, presented in association with World Screen, is to include a master class featuring the co-producers of the TV adaptation of Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth: Tandem Communications and Scott Free Television. Tandem’s senior partner …

FLUSHING: Panasonic has signed up as the official sponsor of the US Open in a three-year agreement with the USTA, and working alongside CBS Sports will spearhead the first-ever 3D broadcasts of the tournament. CBS Sports will produce 3D versions …