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LONDON: KidsCo is launching in Moldova on Moldtelecom on June 1. The channel will air in Moldova original productions such as Boo & Me, Boo’s Sanctuary and Jass Time! Further series broadcasting on the children’s channel include Sonic: Underground, Sabrina …

LONDON: Jo Ball, the current commissioning editor for features and formats at BBC One and Two, is returning to Ricochet in the role of managing director. Ball previously worked at Ricochet, first as executive producer and later as creative director. …

BURBANK: Two popular Looney Tunes characters, Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, are headed to the big screen via 3-D animated shorts that will be attached to upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures family features. The first short will be seen with …

NEW YORK: World Screen‘s guide to the 2010-11 season is now available, featuring the prime-time grids for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and The CW; pop-up descriptions and credits for each new and returning show; and a listing of series by studio. …

LOS ANGELES: MGM and MTV have teamed up to co-produce a new 12×1-hour series that is a modern take on the classic ’80s film Teen Wolf. The series stars Tyler Posey (Brothers and Sisters) as a newly bitten werewolf. Dylan …

LONDON: Outright Distribution has signed a two-year exclusive first-look agreement with indie producer Trilby Films, which specializes in documentaries, factual entertainment and comedic drama. The deal is for all newly commissioned product, with Outright securing ten-year distribution rights for shows. …

LONDON: Channel 4, Discovery UK and Smithsonian Channel have commissioned a 90-minute documentary from Darlow Smithson Productions that will tell the story of the world’s first and last supersonic passenger jet. Tentatively titled Concorde: The Supersonic Age, the film will …

NEW YORK/LONDON: AETN UK has launched the Crime & Investigation Network (CI) and HISTORY on Serbian cable operator IKOM. HISTORY launched with a fully localized version in Serbian on May 1. CI will be fully localized in the coming months. …

VANCOUVER: The Canadian animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment has a number of original projects in development, among them the theatrical movie Ogo and the series of holiday specials Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes. Ogo is centered on a Canadian …

LONDON: UKTV’s Good Food is working with TalkbackTHAMES and Ronnie Corbett on an exclusive commission tentatively titled Ronnie Corbett’s Supper Club. The hour-long pilot episode will see Corbett delve into the food memories and life of Gavin and Stacey‘s Rob …