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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 …

LONDON: A further 12 broadcasters have signed deals with BBC Worldwide to air the crime-solving drama Sherlock, based on the classic detective tales from Arthur Conan Doyle. CH1 and CH5 in Russia, Czech TV of Czech Republic, RTV Slovenia, Estonia’s …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International’s original version of the romantic comedy The Successful Mr. and Mrs. Pells is to debut in the Philippines on October 4 through QTV from GMA Network. The show is to air at 3 p.m. under the …

LONDON: Marking its foray into original programming, Food Network UK has commissioned a 9×30-minute series featuring London chef and market trader Andy Bates. Tentatively titled Andy Bates’ Street Food, the series will look at the history behind some of Britain’s …

TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television has taken on the international rights for the action-comedy series InSecurity, which will make its debut on CBC Television in January 2011. The 13-part series is about the workers at the fictional National Intelligence and …

LONDON: Cineflix International Distribution (CID) is showcasing a lineup of formats at MIPCOM that includes new series such as Inside the Box with Ty Pennington. Inside the Box with Ty Pennington watches amateur designers compete in decorating duels. Also new …

LOS ANGELES: Toonz is producing a new series with Australian animator Steve Lyons and is working on two new live-action features based on R.L. Stine’s Mostly Ghostly franchise. The Skinner Boys: Guardians of the Lost Secrets, created by Lyons, will …

NEW YORK: World Screen‘s MIPCOM issue, its biggest ever at 570 pages, is lighter, more portable and environmentally friendly. We are now using a new high-quality coated paper stock that is 20-percent lighter than the paper used in the past. …