World Screen

LOS ANGELES, October 29: An online venture that was formed at the start of this year, during the writers’ strike, for original content from well-known Hollywood creators has launched with a slate of series and syndication deals in place with …

SYDNEY, October 29: Beyond Distribution has closed sales on Rania: The YouTube Queen, a one-hour documentary that looks at Queen Rania of Jordan as she discusses the Muslim faith using her own YouTube channel. TV2 Norway and VTM Belgium have …

LONDON, October 29: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed an output deal to release all new music DVD titles from Eagle Rock Entertainment’s Eagle Vision label in Australia and New Zealand. Simultaneous to the deal, FME has appointed Shock Entertainment to …

HARRINGTON PARK, October 29: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has secured agreements with a number of international broadcasters for the upcoming ninth annual Latin Grammy Awards, which will be broadcast live on November 13 on Univision in the U.S. New …

LOS ANGELES, October 29: Eight new episodes are currently in production for the half-hour dramedy series Exes & Ohs, which looks at the rules of lesbian life and love. Exes & Ohs airs on Super Channel in Canada, with a …

MIAMI, October 29: Victoria, a telenovela from Telemundo Internacional that follows a middle-aged woman who finds love with a much younger man, has been notching up successful ratings in Spain, scoring its highest share yet, 25.3 percent, on TVE during …

LOS ANGELES, October 29: Maria Grasso, the senior VP of series development and current programming for Lifetime Television, is joining OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network as its senior VP of programming. In her new role, Grasso joins Nina Wass in …

CULVER CITY, October 29: The senior VP of digital networks for Sony Pictures Television, Eric Berger, will take over responsibility for the company’s online entertainment network, Crackle. Berger will oversee content development and programming, marketing and distribution for Crackle. Berger …

NEW YORK, October 29: Nina Lederman has been appointed to oversee the development of all scripted programming for Lifetime Television, based in Los Angeles. Lederman, who takes on the role of senior VP of series programming and development, will report …

PARIS, October 29: Camille Trumer has been named COO for France at StudioCanal, effective December 1, while Rodolphe Buet has been promoted to executive VP of international distribution and business development. Reporting to Oliver Courson, the chairman of the executive …