World Screen

MADRID, December 2: Zinkia and ITV Global Entertainment have unveiled a short animated film starring popular preschool character Pocoyo that will air over the Christmas holiday on Spanish broadcaster TVE1 as part of an exclusively produced 45-minute Pocoyo programming block. …

LONDON, December 2: Keith Porritt has been named executive director of commercial for UKTV, joining the broadcaster on January 5. Porritt will be charged with the management of UKTV's pay-TV platform relationships, as well as program-supply relationships with BBC Vision, …

ATLANTA, December 2: Turner Broadcasting's Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media group has named Vicky Free as VP of 360 consumer marketing and Tracy Barash as VP of brand development. Free will be responsible for overseeing multiplatform consumer marketing plans …

NEW YORK, December 2: Two veteran marketing execs have joined Sesame Workshop: Karen Driscoll, who will serve as VP of marketing services, and Diana Polvere, taking on the role of VP of market intelligence. Both are newly created positions and …

NEW YORK, December 1: CBS has extended its winning streak in total viewers, clinching the November "sweeps" for the eighth straight year. CBS pulled in an average 12.1 million viewers throughout November. For the fourth straight year, ABC won the …

LONDON, December 1: Programming from CBeebies and CBBC cleaned up at the EA British Academy Children's Awards, taking home 13 wins in total, including channel of the year for CBBC. In the animation category, CBeebie's Charlie and Lola Autumn Special …

LONDON, December 1: Analysts are forecasting that tens of thousands more jobs could be cut from British media companies in the coming years as the economic downturn continues to take its toll on the industry. British newspaper groups and broadcasters …

TORONTO, December 1: The Academy of Canadian Cinema Television unveiled the winners for the 23rd Annual Gemini Awards, with Durham County sweeping the drama performance wins, and Project Runway Canada coming out on top as best reality program. Durham County …

LONDON/NEW YORK/WARSAW, December 1: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) will launch its high-definition channel dedicated to music and kids, MTVNHD, in ten new countries, including the U.K. and Israel, before the end of the year. MTVNHD is set to premiere on …

LONDON, December 1: As part of a continuing first-look deal with Katalyst Media, FremantleMedia is set to launch True Beauty, a new series executive-produced by Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher for ABC, to international buyers at NATPE. FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) …