World Screen

LONDON: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has struck new broadcast deals for this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), along with inking further sales for the 2009 BET Awards.  The EMAs, which will broadcast live from Berlin, scored a first-ever deal …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central has given the greenlight to a new half-hour weekly sketch series starring Nick Swardson, who will also serve as an executive producer. Best known for his string of stand-up specials and appearances on Reno 911!, Swardson …

BURBANK: Jim McGowan has been appointed senior VP of digital content and distribution for Cookie Jar Entertainment, based in Burbank and reporting to Toper Taylor, the company’s president and COO.  McGowan comes to the role after having ran his own entertainment and …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is partnering with Atlantic Productions, ZOO and Geffen-Medavoy Pictures on the tentatively titled Dinosaurs Resurrected, a CGI franchise encompassing a TV series and a 3-D theatrical movie. The 360-degree brand will encompass state-of-the-art computer animation and visual effects …

MIAMI: Telemundo has announced the appointment of Adriana Ibañez as executive VP of programming, upped from her role as senior VP within the group. Continuing to report to Don Browne, the president of Telemundo, Ibañez is to lead the programming …

LONDON: British factual programming outfit Pioneer Productions has been acquired by the Welsh-based Tinopolis Group, which owns a host of other U.K. production outfits. With the acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, Pioneer becomes part of a group that includes Mentorn Media, …

LONDON: Tina McCann will serve as acting chief content officer for entertainment brands in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Turner Broadcasting, while the company seeks a long-term candidate for the role of senior VP of original series and …

SANTA MONICA: To kick off its FRAMED programming event, Ovation TV is set to premiere the three-part series Picture This on November 23.  The series follows six photographers who compete for the chance to have their works exhibited at a …

NEW YORK: Nadav Palti, the president and CEO of Dori Media, speaks about his strategy for the company in this video interview.    With international hits like Lalola, Dori Media has become a major player in the provision of telenovelas and …

SILVER SPRING: Science Channel has commissioned LMNO Cable Group for six further episodes of Meteorite Men, which chronicles modern-day treasure hunters Geoff Notkin and Steve Arnold as they traverse North America in search of lost pieces of our universe. Slated to debut …