The widow and daughter of Stephen Slesinger, who acquired the rights to A.A. Milne~s Winnie The Pooh in 1929, are taking Walt Disney Co to court over royalty payments.

Canada~s Vision TV has greenlit its first original sitcom Our Man, which will be made with independent production company Leda Serene Films.

The UK’s Target Distribution and Pearson Television have resolved their ongoing dispute over a talent show through the fledgling Format Recognition and Protection Association.

In the UK, BBC1 has commissioned a new series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, a follow-up to the hit ITV drama in the 80s about a band of British builders.

Tepuy International arrives at MIPCOM with a raft of telenovelas which are currently performing well in the ratings for Columbia’s Canal Caracol.

Mark Schneider, chief executive of United Pan-European Communications, has parted company with the heavily indebted Dutch cable outfit.

The UK~s Prisma Sports and Media, part of German media mogul Leo Kirch~s business empire, has accused the BBC and ITV as acting as a cartel in negotiating for broadcast rights to the 2002 World Cup.

The World Wrestling Federation has been left on the ropes after a ruling that the World Wide Fund for Nature has the rights to the initials WWF.

Tepuy International has finished production on Blanca y Pura (White and Pure), which boasts the distinction of being the first animated production in the telenovela genre.

Columbia TriStar Television has given two pilot commitments for high profile drama projects to Gavin Polone’s fledgling production company, Pariah.