World Screen

TOKYO: Takeshi Harada has been named managing director of Geneon Universal Entertainment (GUE) in Japan, which is majority owned by Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE), effective immediately. UPIE acquired a 80.1-percent majority stake in Geneon Entertainment in 2008, with Dentsu retaining a …

ANNECY: Singapore’s Scrawl Studios is teaming with France’s Planet Nemo for Paranormalia, a 2-D animated adventure comedy for kids aged 8 to 12. Scrawl Studios and Planet Nemo previously worked together on Silly Bitty Bunny. The 52×11-minute Paranormalia follows Hunter, a timid wolf who is transformed …

SINGAPORE: Vikram Channa, the VP of content for Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, will be taking up a new role as VP of programming for India and head of production for Asia Pacific. Channa will be based out of the company’s New …

BEVERLY HILLS/OTTAWA: Televix Entertainment has secured a Mexican slot for Amberwood Entertainment’s RollBots on Televisa, which is slated to premiere the animated series in 2010. “Televix continues to secure top-tier broadcasters for RollBots and we are delighted to have partnered with …

SÃO PAULO: TV Globo Internacional has expanded its presence in Bolivia with a new launch on cable platform Cotel in the capital city of La Paz. This adds to existing carriage for the Portuguese-language channel in Boliva, where it is …

HONG KONG: Next month, pan-Asian entertainment channel Star World will premiere the NBC version of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, which is distributed worldwide by ITV Global Content. The show puts a host of TV stars, among them Lou Diamond Phillips, Janice Dickinson, Sanjaya Malakar …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International has licensed the rights to its hit series Hermanos y detectives (Detectives, Brothers & Co) to Televisa Networks for its Unicable and Golden channels across Latin America. This is the latest in a strong of deals for the show, …

NEW YORK: Scholastic Media has received an order from PBS for a further 26 episodes of its hit animated comedy WordGirl, produced by Soup2Nuts. The show airs daily on PBS KIDS GO!, the afternoon programming block for early elementary-school kids. …

NEW YORK: Starting July 5, Nickelodeon will move the start time of its Nick at Nite block from 9 p.m. to 8 p.m., providing an extra hour of programming with Malcolm in the Middle joining the lineup. Nickelodeon acquired the …

BANGKOK/SINGAPORE, June 9: Nickelodeon Asia has reached a carriage deal with leading Thai pay-TV platform TrueVisions, which reaches 1.5 million subscribers. Available on the Silver and Platinum tiers, the 24-hour channel will feature top-rated Nick brands such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: The …