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LONDON: CAKE has entered into a partnership with Sticky Pictures to co-produce the animated tween series Herb and Ray’s Yum. The series follows two buddies, Herb and Ray, who host The Yum, a wacky cooking show. The 52×12-minute series is …

LONDON: Endemol has secured deals in ten territories across Europe and the Middle East for The Money Drop, which has been renewed for a second season in the U.K. by Channel 4. Local adaptations have been ordered by Rossiya in …

LONDON: Tiny Island Productions and Classic Media will present the new series Dream Defenders, available in both non-stereoscopic 3D and stereoscopic 3D formats, at MIPCOM. Dream Defenders is aimed at 6- to 9-year-olds. Tiny Island will distribute the show in …

LOS ANGELES: Nickelodeon is adding the live-action comedy series Supah Ninjas, from Varsity Pictures, to its 2011 programming schedule. With a comic book tone and style, the show follows three unsuspecting kids who are drafted into the secret world of ninjas. …

PARIS/CANNES: MIP Junior will feature the premiere screening of Le Petit Prince, a new show from Method Animation that has already been sold into several territories by PGS Entertainment. Philippe Soutter, the company’s managing director and co-founder, tells TV Kids about …

NEW YORK: On the heels of the successful relaunch of TVKids.ws as its own stand-alone destination, World Screen has further enhanced its online offerings with the launch of TVCanada.ws and, as a complement to TV Middle East and Africa, TVMEA.ws. …

TORONTO: Guru Distribution has struck up a deal with Hop To It Productions for the rights to the second season of Pop It!. This marks the first third-party property to be represented by Guru Distribution across three territories. From creators …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed a multi-year exclusive deal with La Plante Productions that includes the worldwide rights to more than 120 hours of content and first-look options for international distribution on all new projects. The agreement covers the …

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash offers a look at what can be expected from the MIPCOM Producers’ Forum Formats Superpanel on Monday, October 4, featuring some of the business’s top executives in a conversation moderated by Anna Carugati, World Screen‘s …

LOS ANGELES: Opus Distribution is spotlighting The Dangerous Women Collection, comprised of six titles, all characterized by the tagline "Our women are always having a bad day." The package includes Deadly Sibling Rivalry, Undercover Mother, Hillside Manor and Cyberbully, as …