World Screen

BURBANK: This March, ABC will launch a new series from Ryan Seacrest Productions and Fresh One Productions in which Jamie Oliver attempts to change the eating habits of the citizens of Huntington, West Virginia, which has been called the unhealthiest city in …

BURBANK: Jillianne Reinseth has joined Cookie Jar Entertainment as its new VP of development, coming from a role as director of development at Studio B Productions. She will serve as the development executive in Canada for all Cookie Jar Entertainment …

CHATSWORTH: Image Entertainment has announced its new senior management team—consisting of Ted Green, John Avagliano and award-winning producer John Hyde—following the sale of preferred stock to private-equity firm JH Partners, and its plans to aggressively expand its library of rights. Ted …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Peter Iacono, who previously served as president and managing director for ITV Global Entertainment, has been named managing director of international television at Lionsgate.  Iacono will be responsible for overseeing all of Lionsgate’s international distribution, sales and marketing, …

HONG KONG: ITV Studios has inked a pact with Chinese broadcaster Hunan Television in which the two companies will jointly develop unscripted formats that will air locally and be exported worldwide. Hunan TV, which reaches more than 58 million viewers …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has acquired the film library and related assets of Inecom Entertainment, which includes titles such as Silent Wings.  Further titles include The American Glider Pilots of World War II, EXPO: Magic of the White City, The …

LONDON: Virgin Media Television’s male-skewing entertainment channel Bravo has acquired the exclusive British rights to the TNT original drama series Leverage from Voltage Pictures. The British channel has picked up the 13-episode first season and the 15-episode second season of …

PASADENA: The critically acclaimed documentary The Cove will air on Animal Planet following its television premiere on the premium network EPIX. The film, distributed by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions, investigates the slaughter of dolphins in remote Taiji, Japan, and features underwater …

BURBANK: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has signed a multi-year exclusive agreement with Sesame Workshop for the rights to create and publish video games worldwide based on the iconic children’s series Sesame Street.  The games will feature Sesame Street characters and are aimed …

TORONTO/LONDON: Nearly 200 half-hours of preschool programming from the DECODE Enterprises catalogue are headed to JimJam’s feed in Italy. JimJam in Italy has added all three seasons of Bo on the Go and Poko to its lineup, along with all …