World Screen

LONDON: Jorg Roth, the managing director of Zodiak International, takes on a new role at Zodiak Entertainment, running the central entertainment division. As the COO of entertainment, Roth will be responsible for building a new central unit to support the …

OXFORD: The Novel Entertainment property Horrid Henry is to be represented for licensing in Australia and New Zealand by Stella Projects. There have been a number of recent licensing and merchandising deals signed by Novel’s licensing partner Copyright Promotions for …

LONDON: New York-based Picture This Television’s format Estranged has been optioned by Endemol in France, in a deal inked by Passion Distribution. The show takes two people, once loved ones, family or close friends, who have become estranged by one …

BURBANK: Fantagraphics Books has signed on to publish a graphic novel series based on Lincoln Butterfield Animation’s RIP, M.D., a teen-targeted property that takes a comical look at the real-life problems of monsters. RIP, M.D. follows the adventures of Ripley …

TORONTO: Canadian multifaith and multicultural broadcaster VisionTV is seeking proposals from Canadian independent producers for an original dramedy series to launch in the fall of 2010. The deadline for pitches is June 15. The broadcaster is seeking out a run …

NEW YORK: A third season of Original Media’s Storm Chasers is set to air on Discovery Channel this fall. The series gives a firsthand look at one of nature’s most destructive forces, the tornado. It follows professional storm chasers Reed …

SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has appointed Anurag Dahiya as VP of strategy and business development, making a lateral move from the programming and acquisitions department, where he was most recently the VP of programming for South Asia. Dahiya will …

LOS ANGELES: The International Sexy Ladies Show, featuring clips of women from provocative TV programming from around the world, kicks off on G4 on June 7 at 9:30 p.m. as part of the channel’s Duty Free TV programming block.  Each episode …

LONDON: Sky1 has secured the exclusive U.K. rights to ALL3MEDIA International’s The Lion Man, which looks at the relationship Craig Busch has with these animals. The show had initially been aired for broadcast on Sky Real Lives and Sky3, but, after performing …

NEW YORK: José Tillan has been named general manager and executive VP of MTV Tr3s, and will be based in New York and Miami. Tillan was the senior VP of content and creative for MTV/VH1 Latin America. Reporting to Stephen Friedman, the general …