World Screen

MUMBAI: Anupama Mandloi is to serve as the head of content for FremantleMedia’s Indian operations, based in Mumbai. Reporting in to S K (Raj) Barua, the managing director of FremantleMedia India, Mandloi will support Barua in furthering production operations in …

LONDON: Mike Beale has been named VP of international television production at NBC Universal, effective immediately. Beale, who previously headed up the reality division of Alchemy Television, is responsible for developing international production strategy and maximizing revenue opportunities through corporate acquisition, …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications reported a 7-percent increase in its fourth-quarter revenues to $964 million, led by gains at its international networks. In the quarter, revenues at the international networks jumped 22 percent to $358 million, while the U.S. networks …

LONDON: Coolabi has named King Rollo Films as its animation partner for the 52×11-minute Poppy Cat series. The show is based on the world of Poppy Cat, a character created by Lara Jones in a series of books that have …

NEW YORK: CR Entertainment has sold the second season of the hit RTÉ series Aisling’s Diary to Swedish broadcaster SVT. The second season, titled Aisling’s Summer Diary, was commissioned by RTÉ following a strong run from season one in 2008. …

SANTA MONICA: Independent studio Lionsgate increased its third-quarter revenues by 15 percent to $371.8 million, narrowing its loss in the period from last year’s $97.8 million to $65.3 million. The revenue increase was primarily attributed to improved TV production revenues …

FRANKLIN: Big Idea Entertainment has secured a multi-production deal with Entrenched to collaborate on new VeggieTales content, including DVDs. The animation will be completed by Entrenched’s sister-company Hawaii Animation Studios (HAS), which was co-developed by Dan Krech, Jeff Bell, Joe …

SILVER SPRING: In the new Investigation Discovery series True Crime with Aphrodite Jones, journalist and author Aphrodite Jones conducts her own investigations into some of the most infamous court cases in American history to examine the truth behind what drives …

NEW YORK: Fitz Roy Media has inked a seven-year deal with Honest Entertainment for all rights to the Fido Dido property worldwide. Fitz Roy is to handle managing, marketing and distributing all rights to Fido Dido. Fitz Roy, together with …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company has reported a first-quarter profit of $844 million on revenues of $9.7 billion, a slight increase on the year-ago period, led by the performance of its media networks business. “We are pleased with our first-quarter …