BURBANK: Nicholas Meyer, who directed Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, has joined the upcoming Star Trek series as a consulting producer and writer.

PARIS: Cyber Group Studios has appointed Those Licensing People (TLP) to handle U.K. and Eire licensing rights for the animated preschool series Zou.

MUNICH: Red Arrow Entertainment Group's Snowman Productions Norway has promoted Jørgen Steinheim to the position of managing director, a post previously held by Peter Blanck.

LONDON: Everyflix has launched as the U.K.’s first streaming TV and movie aggregator, delivering personalized alerts based on viewer preferences.

Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife TV, talks about the channel’s mandate and weighs in on what’s ahead for the African media landscape.

LONDON: Hat Trick International has inked a range of new deals for Keo Films’s three-part documentary Hugh’s War on Waste, which is headed to Foxtel in Australia, DR Byen in Denmark and TVB in Hong Kong, among other broadcasters.

LONDON: ITV has commissioned a three-part drama that spotlights the life of English footballer Bobby Moore and his wife, Tina.

TORONTO/ROME: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Italian Directorate General for Cinema of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism have unveiled a financing package of C$200,000 ($149,000) for six co-productions under the Canada-Italy Co-development Incentive for Documentary Projects.

ISTANBUL: Buyers and distributors ducked into the International Convention and Exhibition Center this morning to avoid a cold winter’s rain as the latest edition of DISCOP Istanbul drew to a close.

BEVERLY HILLS: Ian McShane (Deadwood, Ray Donovan) has been cast as Mr. Wednesday in the upcoming TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s contemporary fantasy novel American Gods, which is produced by FremantleMedia North America for Starz.