World Screen

TORONTO: DECODE Enterprises has sold a number of preschool series to broadcasters in Australia. ABC TV has renewed its deal for the preschool series Franny’s Feet while Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand has picked up Halifax Films active series …

LOS ANGELES, September 16: David James Elliott, formerly in the CBS series JAG, will star in Man of the House, a Hallmark Channel original movie, which will premiere in 2010.   The movie focuses on a workaholic ad agency executive …

NEW YORK6: Richard Parsons, currently the chairman of Citigroup and former chief executive of Time Warner, will become a senior adviser to Providence Equity Partners, the private equity firm that owns stakes in a number of media companies including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hulu …

HONG KONG: The Endemol Group is reorganizing its businesses across Asia with all operations in the region reporting directly into Arjen van Mierlo, the CEO of Asian Operations, and Edward Sharples, the managing director of Endemol South East Asia is …

LONDON: Andy Duncan, the chief executive of the U.K. broadcaster Channel 4, will step down before the end of the year.   “By any measure, it’s been a great five years, during which time we’ve punched well above our weight, …

 LOS ANGELES: The first night of NBC’s The Jay Leno Show on Monday night captured an estimated 18.4 million viewers, the largest audience for an entertainment show since the American Idol finale in May. The Jay Leno Show represents a …

LOS ANGELES: Reed Manville has been named executive VP of international channels at CBS Studios International, reporting directly to the company’s president, Armando Nuñez. In this newly created role, Manville will be responsible for overseeing CBS’s international channel strategy, and …

LONDON: Dee Forbes has been named managing director and executive VP of Discovery Networks UK, taking up the new role in January 2010. Forbes will be responsible for Discovery’s U.K. and Ireland business, which is the single largest market for …

LONDON: ITV Studios, Global Entertainment has licensed its hit entertainment format Pasapalabra to Turkey’s Star TV, which will air the show in prime time. Turkey’s Medyapim will produce the 40×1-hour adaptation. Pasapalabra challenges celebrities and members of the public to …

TEL AVIV: FTV Prima in the Czech Republic has commissioned a pilot for the sitcom format Life Isn’t Everything from Armoza Formats. FTV Prima will adapt and produce a local version of the Israeli sitcom, which has aired more than …