LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has hired Carolyn Newman for the newly created role of VP of scripted programming at eOne Television.

MIAMI: Scripps Networks Interactive has launched the popular lifestyle channel Food Network on Movistar TV Chile, which is operated by Telefonica.

PARIS: Cris Abrego, co-chairman of Endemol Shine Americas and co-CEO of Endemol Shine North America, has been lined up to deliver a keynote at MIPCancun, on Friday, November 18.

LONDON: Hopster, a learning app for kids that first launched in the U.K. in 2013, is now available in the U.S. initially on Apple's iOS and tvOS platforms.

BURBANK: Freeform is slated to air a number of classic Disney movies, including Aladdin, during its Funday programming event next month.

NEW YORK: Andrea Gorfolova, the president of Tricon Films & Television, talks to World Screen Newsflash about what’s currently driving growth for the company, the development of 360-degree content and the strategies for working with the many new digital platforms that have launched in the marketplace.

LONDON: AMC Networks International – UK has commissioned three exclusive crime documentaries from Peninsula Films for CBS Reality.

LAGUNA BEACH: FOX Sports has teamed up with NextVR to offer the opening match of the 2016-17 Bundesliga season in live virtual reality.

CULVER CITY: Rupert Grint, best known for his role as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film franchise, has been cast in the Crackle drama series Snatch, based on the Guy Ritchie movie of the same name.

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has debuted The Voice on Snapchat, a five-part series in which four performers will be selected by the coaches from the current season of The Voice.