World Screen

LONDON: Robert Mackenzie is joining KidsCo as sales director, responsible for identifying, establishing and managing new business opportunities.  Mackenzie joins KidsCo from Webswappers, where he was part of the senior management team responsible for advertising and sponsorship revenue in the …

MUNICH: For the upcoming European Film Market, TMG International is presenting a range of titles from Mutual Film Company that have been released in U.S. theaters by Universal Studios or Paramount, among them, Wonder Boys.   Wonder Boys, from Curtis Hanson, …

BURBANK: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has acquired the action and fantasy games developer Snowblind Studios for an undisclosed sum. Announcing the deal, Kevin Tsujihara, the president of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, stated: "This is a good fit for Warner …

SINGAPORE: NBC Universal Global Networks’ Universal Channel and SCI FI Channel are now available in Hong Kong on the now TV platform. The launch builds upon NBC Universal Global Networks’ expansion strategy, with plans to have more than 100 channels globally by 2010. "NBC Universal Global Networks is …

LONDON: The gaming publisher Mindscape has been licensed to produce the first ever Coronation Street game for Nintendo DS, while ITV Global Entertainment also signed on RTL Games for an activity game based on the drama. Mindscape’s new game, an …

LOS ANGELES: Lifetime’s new reality series DietTribe, about a group of friends who commit to lose weight together, has been renewed for a second season of eight, one-hour episodes. Premiering this summer, the show will follow the tribe as they …

BURBANK: ABC’s new half-hour comedy series Surviving Suburbia, starring Bob Saget and Cynthia Stevenson, will launch on April 6 at 9:30 p.m., following Dancing with the Stars. Saget (Full House) and Stevenson (Men in Trees) play Steve and Anne Patterson, …

REDMOND/LOS ANGELES: The company founded by former U.S. network execs Lloyd Braun and Gail Berman has launched its long-awaited entertainment and celebrity content destination, Wonderwall, with MSN. Wonderwall focuses on pop culture stories, personalities and trends, with celebrity information, photos, videos …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has released Discoveries…Asia, a new four-part HDTV series that explores parts of Japan, China and Korea. The 4×1-hour series is the latest installment in Janson’s Discoveries…series of travelogues. It explores destinations such as Japan, Tokyo and Central …

HARRINGTON PARK: Among the broadcasters that have signed up for the 51st annual Grammy Awards are ProSieben in Germany, Canwest Global in Canada and ITV2 in the U.K.  Alfred Haber, Inc. sold the music awards, which will air live on …