‘All Against 1’ Expands Scandinavian Footing
Banijay’s All Against 1, an interactive, studio-based entertainment show which pits one contestant against the entire nation, has been commissioned for a second season by Denmark’s DR1. The first season (…)
Boomerang Lands in Taiwan
Boomerang, Turner’s global kids’ brand and companion channel to Cartoon Network, is now available in Taiwan. With an additional 1.6 million subscribers across Kbro and Taiwan Mobile platforms, the (…)
Portfolio Lands Deals for ‘Do You Know?’
Portfolio Entertainment has secured its first round of sales for the recently acquired live-action preschool series, Do You Know? with NOGA Children’s Channel in Israel and Discovery Family for the Middle East and Africa. Produced by U.K.-based 7 Wonder, the CBeebies-commissioned (…)
Up the Ladder: Carnival Films
Carnival Films has appointed Joanna Strevens as head of Development. Reporting to Gareth Neame, she will be responsible for overseeing Carnival’s development activity. Strevens was previously head of Development at (…)
Keshet Teams with Associated Producers, Robert Lantos on ‘Kabbalah’
Keshet Studios, the L.A.-based subsidiary of Keshet International, is expanding its premium documentary slate with a 10-hour event series Kabbalah. The event series, which explores the mystical branch of (…)
Vibrant TV Adds DRG Programming
Vibrant TV has added a roster of factual series from U.K. distributor DRG. The reality series includes: Animal Rescue Squad, Very British Problems, World’s Most Pampered Pets, The Yorkshire Vet, Australia (…)
Canada’s Family Channel Adds New Series to Roster
Canada’s Family Channel has added two series to the network’s after-school lineup. Animated series Kuu Kuu Harajuku has been scheduled for the 3:30 p.m. ET/PT slot, followed by the superhero adventure series Miraculous: (…)
Up the Ladder: Lifetime
Lifetime and LMN has tapped Katie Buchanan as senior vice president, Programming Strategy & Scheduling. Prior to Lifetime/LMN, Buchanan was senior vice president, Programming Strategy and Acquisitions for CMT. In (…)
9 Story to Produce ‘Little Critter’ Stories
9 Story Media Group has entered a deal with Little Critter, LLC to produce a new animated series based on Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter children’s book characters. 9 Story will also control (…)
eOne Takes ‘Private Eyes’ Global
Global studio Entertainment One (eOne) has secured a raft of sales for the crime-solving procedural Private Eyes starring Jason Priestley (Call Me Fitz, 90201) and Cindy Sampson (Rookie Blue). The show has been (…)