World Screen

It has been about a year since Toonz Entertainment acquired the Spanish production and distribution outfit Imira Entertainment. With the transaction, Imira gained the TV and licensing rights for Toonz Animation-produced content in regions where it has an established foothold, …

SINGAPORE: A new Mandarin-language kids’ channel, MaxToon, is set to air in Singapore on StarHub TV, and MyChinaChannel (MCC) has entered into a co-development deal for a new series. Primed to launch in the first half of 2016, the edutainment …

BEVERLY HILLS: U.S. syndicator American Public Television, Alegra Entertainment and Putnam Stern Enterprises have inked a distribution deal for the animated science series Bug Bites. Hosted by real-life entomologist Adam Lazarus alongside an animated cockroach named Gilbert, Bug Bites addresses …

ATHENS: Greek public broadcaster ERT has secured the animated series Mouk and Louie via a donation from Millimages. Due to the financial crisis in Greece, ERT 1, 2 and 3 were closed down in June 2013. However, this past June, …

HALIFAX: The reboot of the iconic preschool series Teletubbies has been a ratings hit for CBeebies in the U.K., with the show’s first week winning 66 percent of the target audience and boosting the network’s share by 27 percent. DHX …

LONDON: The animated preschool series Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom, from the Entertainment One (eOne) catalogue, is premiering on Carousel in Russia, while Megalicense has signed on as the brand's licensing agent in the country. Carousel picked up the first two …

LONDON: Sesame Workshop and Bidaya Media have appointed Arabian Licensing Company as the licensing agent for Iftah Ya Simsim, the Arabic-language version of Sesame Street, in the UAE, GCC and the Middle East. Arabian Licensing Company will develop a full-scale …

TORONTO: Next month, Family Channel is set to premiere an all-new original series called Lost & Found Music Studios from the team behind The Next Step, Temple Street Productions and creator Frank van Keeken. The drama, which follows a group …

NEW YORK: Oznoz has launched its Amazon Fire TV app, which offers millions of Amazon customers in North America a variety of kids' content in more than ten languages on Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. Titles such as Sesame …

PARIS: French animation studio Xilam, creator of the kids’ series Oggy and the Cockroaches, is prepared to open a new production facility in Lyon early next year. The studio will be located in the new Pôle Pixel at Villeurbanne, a …