World Screen

MADRID/LONDON/BURBANK: Josh Berger, the president and managing director for the U.K. and Ireland at Warner Bros., is to add oversight of the studio’s Spanish operations to his remit. Berger will assume the role of president and managing director for Warner …

 LOS ANGELES: A range of broadcast agreements have been secured by Toei Animation in Latin America for Digimon Data Squad, Saint Seiya and Dragon Ball. Buena Vista in Argentina picked up 48 half-hour episodes of Digimon Data Squad to begin airing …

ENCINO: The Travel Channel has picked up High Tech Monorails from Solid Entertainment to add to its programming roster.  From RAK Productions, High Tech Monorails takes viewers around the globe to tour some of the most efficient and exotic monorail …

BURBANK: Cookie Jar Entertainment has launched a public beta version of Jaroo.com, a new online portal that houses full-length episodes from a range of current and classic kids’ series. Debuting today, the site offers 50 shows, with a minimum of …

NEW YORK: The MetLife Foundation has awarded Sesame Workshop a grant to promote the importance of healthy habits for children through its Sesame Street characters in India and Mexico. The initiative will kick off in India with Galli Galli Sim …

ABU DHABI: CNN has opened its new news-gathering and production hub in the Middle East, which will host the global network’s first daily live news show from the region. Tony Maddox, the managing director and executive VP of CNN International, …

SILVER SPRING: Investigation Discovery (ID) has picked up the U.S. rights for the first season of Mystery Files from Parthenon Entertainment with the option to acquire future seasons. Filmed in HD, Mystery Files features dramatic reconstructions of some of history’s …

RICHFIELD: Retailer Best Buy is launching a service allowing consumers to rent or buy movies and TV shows from their electronics devices, to be powered by Sonic Solutions’ Roxio CinemaNow platform. Under the terms of the agreement, Best Buy acquired …

LONDON: Endemol Worldwide Distribution has sold an additional two seasons of the hit Australian drama series Home and Away to New Zealand’s TV3. The show, produced by Seven Network in Australia, centers on the community of the fictitious beachside town …

NEW YORK: Third-quarter profit at Viacom was up by 15 percent to $443 million on revenues of $3.3 billion, driven by the stronger performance at Paramount Pictures. Total revenues for the period were down by 3 percent due to lower …