World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Stelle Stolper, the co-founder of Ish Entertainment—the venture behind MTV’s Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, among other reality titles—is forming a new joint venture with Reveille. Wikked Entertainment will produce original entertainment for television under the leadership of …

PORT WASHINGTON: E1 Entertainment has promoted Dan Gurlitz from VP of video to senior VP of the division.  Gurlitz joined E1 in 2003 to oversee and develop its video division and to assume the role of general manager for KOCH …

SOFIA: Krassimir Nikolov has been upped to the role of country manager for Bulgaria and the Balkans at Fox International Channels (FIC) Europe. He will assume management for Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovenia, Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro. Nikolov will …

SANTA BARBARA: Foothill Entertainment has firmed up a co-production agreement with Neptuno Films and Title Entertainment for the original animated series Gododo. The series, created by Ian Ellery and Guy Hallifax, follows the last surviving dodo, Gododo, who is thoroughly …

LONDON: Brightcove has added Virgin Media Television to its roster of British clients, with the Internet TV service powering LIVING’s online channel Liv, which delivers free, original short-form content. Liv went live last week, accessible from Living’s website as well …

ANCHORAGE: Evergreen Films has signed up to develop the Kate Shugak, Alaska P.I. mystery book series from author Dana Stabenow into a TV property. The development deal between Stabenow and Evergreen Films guarantees the majority of the filming and production …

NEW YORK: Veteran journalist Barbara Walters will present the Founders Award to Sir David Frost at the 37th International Emmy Awards Gala, taking place in New York on November 23. Bruce L. Paisner, the president and CEO of The International Academy of …

TORONTO: New broadcast deals have been inked by 9 Story Entertainment for Almost Naked Animals, Wibbly Pig and Survive This. The 52×11-minute animated series Almost Naked Animals, which features seven free-spirited animals who run a beach-front hotel, has been sold …

LONDON: The U.K. is proceeding with plans to block the Internet access of people who repeatedly download unauthorized content from the web, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills Peter Mandelson told attendees at a conference today, with the …

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network and the National Football League (NFL) have teamed up to launch the NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest, which will see one lucky winner, aged 6 to 13, hand the game ball to an official on the …