World Screen

BURBANK: Nickelodeon has appointed Chris Viscardi, co-creator of the kids’ classic The Adventures of Pete & Pete, as senior VP of content development for Nickelodeon Franchise Properties, with the executive currently in development on an original Hey Arnold! TV movie. …

MELBOURNE: The Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF) has sold the first two seasons of the live-action dramedy Lockie Leonard to Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) and ARD for broadcast in Germany on KiKA and Das Erste, respectively. Lockie Leonard follows the titular …

LONDON: Since launching last year, the Peppa Pig consumer program in Mexico has expanded to include 50 licensees across 16 categories, according to new figures released by Entertainment One (eOne). Televisa Consumer Products manages the program in Mexico. eOne reports …

PARIS/BOURG-LÈS-VALENCE: French CGI producer TeamTO is opening up a brand-new production studio in Bourg-lès-Valence, France. The launch sees the company's existing operation in the French commune being upgraded to a world-class, state-of-the-art facility. The new 11,000-square-foot building doubles the current …

MELBOURNE: Nickelodeon Australia has rolled out Nick Play, a branded app experience that lets children interact with the network wherever they go. The app, which is available for iOS and Android, offers kids access to hundreds of Nickelodeon-themed videos, original …

MILAN: Atlantyca Entertainment has secured exclusive distribution rights for Animundi Studio’s animated series Jurassic Cubs for all of Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, with sales set to launch at ATF. Jurassic Cubs is a co-production of Rai and Animundi …

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Pukeko Pictures has inked a development deal with China's Guangdong Huawen Century Animation Company to produce Kiddets, a sister series to the animated preschool hit The WotWots. Kiddets is being developed as an official TV co-production under …

NEW YORK: HBO has set a January premiere date for the 46th season of Sesame Street, which moves to the premium network from pubcaster PBS with a revamped set, a shorter running time and a new character. Two new episodes …

TORONTO: Picture Box Distribution has licensed the career-themed preschool series Can You Imagine That? to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the U.S. for its Curious World learning app. Can You Imagine That? combines real children with their own artwork as they …

BURBANK: Disney Channel has ordered a third season of Girl Meets World, a comedy series created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly. Girl Meets World follows the adventures of Riley, the teenage daughter of the main characters from Boy Meets …