NEW YORK: Nickelodeon has elevated Jennifer Caveza and Jon Roman to leadership roles within its toys and business development group. Caveza has been promoted to senior VP of toys and business development while Roman was upped to senior VP of ...

SINGAPORE: NBCUniversal International has appointed Ling Sze Gan and Paul Valentin to senior sales roles within its television business in the Asia Pacific. Gan has been named VP of affiliate sales and branded digital partnerships for NBCU International Networks in Asia. Her appointment is effective as of January 21, and ...

CANNES: China's Sohu.com and online streaming service TV.Sohu have aligned with Armoza Formats to co-develop the lifestyle format The Running Show, which was launched in Cannes this week.

Michela Di Mondo has been promoted to the role of senior VP of sales and distribution for FremantleMedia International (FMI) in Canada.

LONDON: U.K.-based Scorpion TV has picked up the distribution rights for the BBC documentary Transsexual Stories. Peachtree Films produced the hour-long special, which originally aired on BBC Scotland in August. It follows five women at various stages of transition as they deal with the physical and emotional changes of coming ...

TORONTO: The scripted comedy Real Rob, distributed by Tricon Films & Television, is headed to Netflix in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. The eight-episode series provides an exaggerated (yet honest) depiction of Schneider's real life. ...

LOS ANGELES/ISTANBUL: Globus Fairs and Basic Lead are set to launch a new pitching, training and matchmaking program at the sixth edition of DISCOP Istanbul, which is taking place next year from March 1 to 3. The new program is meant to emphasize the ...

KELOWNA: Canadian animation studio Yeti Farm Creative has launched YetiLABS, a new production and distribution unit focused on digital content. The venture has already rolled out two original digital-first productions, Knobs and Sweet Tweets, both available on YouTube. A girl-skewing action series is currently in production for a February debut. ...

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has unveiled its plans to premiere Making a Murderer, an original ten-part documentary series that examines allegations of police and prosecutorial misconduct, evidence tampering and witness coercion. Making a Murderer will tell the real-life story of Steven Avery, who was convicted and later exonerated of a brutal ...