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BERLIN: The fourth season of the animated series Bibi Blocksberg is to be co-produced by Kiddinx and ZDF Enterprises/ZDF tivi. The series was recently sold to Walt Disney TV in Italy and MTV in Finland. MTV in Finland also went for …

HYDERABAD: Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCCTV) has acquired three series from DQ Entertainment, including The Jungle Book, for broadcast across 22 Arabic states. The five-year deal, which also includes New Adventures of Lassie and Mysteries and Feluda, gives JCCTV the exclusive …

LONDON: MTV Networks International has sold a number of shows from the Comedy Central portfolio, including Tosh.0 and The Colbert Report, to international broadcasters. Tosh.0 was launched for international syndication at MIPTV. The show is now headed to Australia’s Foxtel, TV …

TORONTO: A record-breaking number of deals were signed by Breakthrough Entertainment in the Middle East, with sales totaling more than 200 hours across an array of genres. From the children’s catalogue, Breakthrough sold Think Big and My Big Big Friend …

LONDON: Rob Clark, the president of worldwide entertainment at FremantleMedia, talks about the trend toward “feel-good” formats, the continuing success of the creative alliance with Fuji Television and the power of the company’s library of classic shows.   

LOS ANGELES: The new reality series Same Name, which sees celebrities trading places with strangers bearing their same name, has been picked up by CBS for its summer schedule. Each one-hour episode watches as a well-known personality switches places with …

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: A number of member pavilions will be seen at DISCOP East for the first time, including the China-based SARFT and U.S.-based IFTA, while country-focused pavilions include Korea, Italy and Spain, among others. The 19th edition of DISCOP East …

CULVER CITY: Principal photography is under way on the world’s first native 3D war documentary, set to air as a four-hour mini-series this fall on 3net. The Civil War 3D will take viewers back in time to retell the war’s …

SCOTTSDALE: In-Stat research indicates that 30 percent of U.S. homes with pay-TV subscriptions could cancel those services in the future and switch to free online TV platforms. The number of U.S. pay-TV subs gained 0.15 percent in 2010, In-Stat says, indicating that …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: A total of 12 U.S. cable companies and 10 studios are teaming to invest $10 million this year to drive usage of the Movies On Demand service. The consortium of entertainment companies first came together last year to promote …