World Screen

NEW YORK: Weeknights from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., back-to-back episodes of the family sitcom My Wife and Kids will be featured in the lineup of Nick at Nite, which picked up the complete 123-episode library to launch as of …

NEW YORK: A host of brand-new original series are headed to the Cooking Channel lineup this fall, to feature culinary talents such as Rachael Ray and Bobby Flay. Fall premieres include My Life in Food, launching September 10, from executive …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution has landed broadcasting deals for I Could Do That! to air on Discovery Turbo in the U.K. and Discovery Channel across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The 13×30-minute series gives everyday people the chance to take …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment has added more than 400 half-hours of programming to its catalogue from Pyramid Productions’ slate of lifestyle, factual and documentary titles. The deal includes Hollywood’s 10 Best, which features exclusive interviews with actors, directors and writers; Hollywood’s …

LONDON: Following its recent acquisition by Northern & Shell, Channel Five is re-joining the proposed joint venture Project Canvas. Project Canvas is already backed by the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, Talk Talk and Arqiva. Project Canvas will see the …

KUALA LUMPUR: National Geographic Channel has co-produced a new documentary spotlighting the personal story of Malaysia’s second prime minister, Tun Abdul Razak, in celebration of the country’s 53rd independence day. A Leader’s Legacy: Tun Abdul Razak was co-produced by National …

LONDON: UKTV is to join Thinkbox as a shareholder as of January 2011, with the commercial-TV trade-marketing body then representing all the major ad-funded broadcasters in the U.K. UKTV, which was an original member of the consortium involved in the …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has firmed up a licensing deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the exclusive basic-cable rights to a range of films, dramas and mini-series for Viasat3 and TV6 in Hungary. Movies to air on the channels from …

ENGLEWOOD: DISHOnline.com is a new video portal from DISH Network that allows customers to watch both live and recorded TV, with instant access to thousands of movies, shows, clips and more. Free with a paid subscription to DISH Network, the …

  This interview was originally published in the MIPTV 2010 edition of TV Kids.   For 25 years the BBC has been providing children’s programming as a dedicated branded block—a block that was so successful it was spun off into …