MONTREAL: Industry veteran Brett Burlock, formerly of Sea to Sky (Ascension), has been named senior VP of scripted at Cineflix Media.

LONDON: NBCUniversal International Networks and OSN have agreed to the exclusive launch of Syfy in the Middle East and North Africa on the pay-TV platform.

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: PactUS, led by president David Lyle, has appointed an inaugural executive board of directors representing a cross-section of its 30-plus member companies.

LONDON: Nikki Amuka-Bird and Phoebe Fox have been cast in the lead roles for the BBC Two and Mammoth Screen adaptation of Zadie Smith’s novel NW.

The company's managing director talks about Miffy and what’s still to come for the brand in the years ahead.

LONDON: Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley is fronting a new three-part series for ITV, which will see the actress journey more than 2,000 miles traveling across Japan.

NEW YORK: Seasoned digital exec Jim Lanzone has been appointed as CBS Corporation's chief digital officer, a newly created position.

LONDON: Number 9 Films, which is behind the Oscar-nominated movie Carol, is teaming up with RED Production Company for its first-ever TV project, an adaptation of Henry James’s 1881 novel The Portrait of a Lady.

DUBAI: David Butorac, who has served as OSN’s CEO since 2010, is exiting the company, with Martin Stewart tapped to take over the post.

WINNIPEG: Canada-based on-demand hub AmebaTV has nabbed 150 episodes of kids’ animated programming from Ireland’s Monster Entertainment.