World Screen

MOSCOW: Alexander Rodnyansky is stepping down as the president of Russian broadcaster CTC Media, effective August 1, but will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors. Peter Aven, the co-chairman of the Board of Directors, commented, “As …

MUNICH: Christine Brand has been upped to managing director of MGM Networks (Deutschland), and will be tasked with oversight of day-to-day affairs for channel operations in Germany and German-speaking markets in Europe. She will be responsible for programming, marketing, sales …

PARIS: The global French-language broadcaster TV5MONDE is launching an online entertainment and educational service for kids aged 3 to 12. TiVi5MONDE PLUS will be available for free around the world. It is being billed as the first worldwide French-language online …

LONDON: Deals have been secured throughout Scandinavia on the Wall to Wall format Who Do You Think You Are? by Outright Distribution. In Norway, NRK is producing its own local version, with a license for an eight-part series to be …

MUNICH: ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s production company, RedSeven Entertainment, and distribution arm, SevenOne International, have inked a two-year co-production deal with Phil Gurin’s U.S. production outfit. RedSeven and The Gurin Company will develop concepts and produce shows in the variety, light entertainment, reality- …

NEW YORK: Crackle.com’s popular web series Angel of Death is heading to MTV Networks-owned Spike TV as a 90-minute movie, set for broadcast July 25. The show, starring Zoe Bell as a ruthless assassin looking to get revenge on her …

LOS ANGELES: The Style Network reality series Running in Heels has been sold into the U.K., the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland and Norway by Comcast International Media Group (CIMG). The U.K.’s E4 licensed the series to air in August, with …

LOS ANGELES: G4 is hosting the exclusive broadcast from San Diego Comic-Con of the Star Wars Spectacular panel, featuring live announcements from the Lucasfilm presentation.  The Star Wars Spectacular airs today at 2 p.m. only on G4, and will feature never-before-seen footage, …

LONDON: British broadcaster Five has launched Holy Soap, a new website devoted to daily serial dramas, featuring full episodes of Neighbours and Home & Away. Holy Soap, located on the Five website, will serve as the new online home of Five’s …

LONDON: Tiger Aspect Productions and GroupM Entertainment are producing a new eight-part prime-time series for Five that follows a nationwide search to find the untapped brainpower of potential contestants. Each one-hour studio-based show will see contestants try to complete five …