World Screen

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz has tapped two former IMG Global Media executives, Carmi Zlotnik and John Penney, for senior posts at the company, reporting to president and CEO Chris Albrecht. Zlotnik, as managing director of Starz Media, will manage production of …

BURBANK: Turbine, the largest privately-held online gaming studio in North America, is now under the ownership of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. Turbine has created some of the most well-known gaming brands on the Internet, including Dungeons & Dragons Online, …

LONDON: A new agreement extends Tim Hincks’s tenure as CEO of Endemol UK to December 2014. Hincks took on the role of CEO of Endemol UK in January 2008. Under his leadership, the business has grown each year, diversifying across …

HONG KONG: By 2014, 446 million homes in the Asia Pacific will be receiving pay TV, according to the Asia Pacific Pay-TV & Broadband Markets 2010 report from Media Partners Asia, which forecasts rising penetration rates, digitization, increased value-added services …

NEW YORK: At its annual Upfront presentation, Cartoon Network announced a number of firsts for the channel, including its foray into the broadcast awards arena with Cartoon Network’s Hall of Game. Premiering in early 2011, Cartoon Network’s Hall of Game …

LONDON: The Scandinavian broadcasters NRK and SVT have picked up the live-action kids’ shows Tricky TV and Trapped, respectively, from RDF Rights. Produced by The Foundation, part of RDF Media Group, Tricky TV is headed to Norway’s NRK. The show …

TORONTO: The National Film Board of Canada and the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival have teamed up for the NFB Digital Development Deal, which is aimed at bolstering interactive and innovative film projects for new platforms. Pitches that are …

NEW YORK: Production begins today on the U.S. version of Top Gear, with BBC Worldwide Productions readying the show for a fall premiere on HISTORY. The ten-episode show about automobiles and driving, co-produced by HISTORY and BBC Worldwide, will be hosted by …

  WASHINGTON, D.C./LOS ANGELES: Philippe Dauman, David Zaslav, Jeffrey Bewkes and Brian Roberts are among the leading media executives slated to take part in the general sessions at The Cable Show in Los Angeles next month. The National Cable & Telecommunications …

BOSTON: The faith-based channel CatholicTV has finalized a carriage agreement with Comcast Corporation. The channel offers news, talk, entertainment, international event coverage and devotional series, as well as a full range of VOD content. It also broadcasts live Sunday mass …