World Screen

PARIS/LONDON: Moi j’aime la télévision (MJTV) and Helion Pictures have appointed John Collins to serve as brand consultant for the hit Nickelodeon UK show Genie in the House. Working closely with MJTV’s Phil Ox and Helion’s Steven Bawol, Collins will …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: The new comedy series Hung kicks off its ten-episode first season on June 28, exclusively on HBO, airing Sundays at 10 p.m. Created by Dmitry Lipkin (creator of The Riches) and Colette Burson, the show uses dark …

LOS ANGELES: Starz Entertainment has taken on the U.S. broadcast rights for the feature film Osso Bucco, scheduled to air on Encore Love channel in November. Starring Illeana Douglas (Goodfellas, Stir of Echoes, Six Feet Under) and Mike Starr (Dumb …

LONDON: A host of series from the BBC Worldwide catalogue, among them Life and Nature’s Great Events, have been licensed to ABC TV in Australia. BBC Worldwide Australia closed a deal for a package of titles to air on ABC1. …

SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has announced the appointment of James Miner as senior VP of digital media. Miner will be responsible for the further development and commercialization of ESS’s digital business, as well as supporting plans to create a …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises and the BBC have announced that the family drama Merlin, produced by Shine Television, will return for a second season this fall. The show scored more than 6.2 million viewers in its initial run on BBC One. The Adventures of …

MAURITIUS/DUBAI: STAR’s market-leading Hindi-language Indian entertainment channel STAR Plus has launched on DTH operator Parabole Reunion in Mauritius, Reunion, Malagasy, Madagascar and Mayotte. This is the first Indian Ocean distribution deal for the channel, which is the first and only Hindi channel on Parabole …

LORETO: Ahead of the Licensing International Expo, Rainbow has unveiled plans for a new girl-skewing brand for the 13-to-17 set, called Maya Fox: Tag Your Life. Created by Iginio Straffi, the CEO of Rainbow SpA and creator of Winx Club, …

VINCENNES: Alphanim’s flagship series Galactik Football will have its British free-to-air debut on June 15 on GMTV’s Action Stations!  block broadcast on CITV Channel and ITV4.  Created and produced by Alphanim and France Télévisions in association with Jetix Europe, Galactik Football mixes 2-D …

LONDON: Taiwan and Vietnam are the latest Asian territories to launch the children’s channel KidsCo, which features shows such as The Wiggles, Franklin and Rolie Polie Olie. KidsCo has secured agreements with Portico Media to act as its distributor in …