World Screen

LONDON: A new three-year deal will see Cohen & Wilks International producing apparel, outerwear and swimwear for Classic Media’s preschool brand Guess with Jess. Cohen & Wilks also holds the licensing rights to Classic’s Postman Pat SDS for outerwear and …

NEW YORK: Entries from the U.K. picked up the International Emmy Awards for news and current affairs, with wins for ITV News and Channel 4’s Dispatches. The ITV News China Earthquake coverage won the news category, while the Dispatches special Saving Africa’s …

TORONTO: The Fremantle Corporation is highlighting the new animated movie The Last Flight of the Champion, a 90-minute comedy/adventure film. The Last Flight of the Champion is a tale of a peaceful galaxy, protected by a fleet of powerful space …

BURBANK: Starz Entertainment has taken on five documentaries from Moriah Films of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in honor of Holocaust remembrance, all of which are slated to air on the IndiePlex channel on October 1. The Simon Wiesenthal Center is …

NEW YORK: Internet advertising will account for 15 percent of the global ad pie in 2010, according to GroupM, up from an estimated 13 percent this year. The figure represents an estimated $64.7 billion globally, an 11-percent increase over the …

    TEL AVIV: The game show Heaven or Else leads off Armoza Formats slate of new formats, which also includes the dating show Buzz Off. In Heaven or Else, from the creators of Upgrade, two contestants are pulled from …

PAWTUCKET: Stephen Davis, the president of the newly formed Hasbro Studios, has announced the appointment of key executives to take part in the company’s management team, which will include Bob Boden heading up reality and game shows. Boden, currently the …

CEO Americas, FremantleMedia Enterprises There is no doubt, viewers these days are enjoying programming in many ways and on several different screens. FremantleMedia has been able to meet audiences’ “wherever, whenever” demands with a range of content, including some of …

Laura Michalchyshyn, the president and general manager of Discovery’s Planet Green, talks to TV Real about expanding the channel with new programming, such as the Reel Impact movie block. Reel Impact, a programming block dedicated to films about how humans …

ABU DHABI: Jane Smith has been named general manager of ibtikar commercial at twofour54, focusing on the multiplatform exploitation of the content being produced by the division. Smith was most recently the chief creative and commercial director at Entertainment Rights. She …