World Screen

TORONTO/LONDON: More than 100 hours of programming from DECODE Enterprises has been sold into Israel, including the likes of The Latest Buzz and Bo on the GO! IETV went for all available episodes of Bo on the GO!, while IBA …

NEW YORK: News Corporation has established a new unit that will allow its editorial properties around the world to share content and resources, to be led by FOX News executive John Moody. Announcing the new portal, Rupert Murdoch, the chairman …

LONDON: Effective immediately, Peter Fitton will manage all of the ad sales and promotions teams throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa for The Walt Disney Company. In the newly created role of VP of ad sales and promotions, Fitton …

LOS ANGELES: Overall on-location television production in Los Angeles soared 76.4 percent in the first quarter of this year as compared with the same period last year, when scripted programming had ground to a halt as a result of the writers’ …

TORONTO: The Banff World Television Festival and nextMEDIA Banff are presenting, for the first time, the Telefilm Canada TV 360 program, aimed at providing cross-platform development opportunities for Canadian producers, writers and directors. The program offers the opportunity to create a multiplatform entertainment …

LONDON: From its stable of 350 hours of Lifetime Television programming, Passion Distribution wrapped up a number of deals at the recent MIPTV with broadcasters such as MTV Finland, Sky Real Lives in the U.K. and XYZ Networks in Australia. …

NEW YORK: Former HBO executive Rishi Malhotra has been appointed as the president and COO of Saavn, a digital distributor of Bollywood entertainment, where he will oversee programming, distribution and strategic development. Saavn packages Bollywood movies, music and TV shows for digital platforms including …

BURBANK: Production is under way on a new reality sports series, Next X, developed by Disney XD in association with ESPN, to debut across the new boy-skewing brand’s cross-platform services. The show features five of the world’s top professional action-sports …

WOODLAND HILLS: The independent distributor Osiris Entertainment, formed last year by filmmaker Evan Crooke, has acquired more than 400 films and other key assets from Westlake Entertainment. Osiris will handle the distribution rights to the newly acquired film library across all platforms. …

LONDON: MTV Networks International has scored new slots with broadcasters in key markets across Europe for Nickelodeon programming, including Italia Uno in Italy and TVE in Spain. The Mediaset-owned Italian broadcaster opted for the live-action series iCarly and Drake & Josh …