World Screen

LONDON, August 6: Cilla Black is making her return to television in Loveland, an animated/live-action dating show for Sky One from Standing Stone Productions, which has already inked an option deal on the new format with FOX in the U.S. …

MUMBAI, August 6: Spize TV, a pan-European DTH platform for South Asian TV channels in Continental Europe, has added Ten Sports to its lineup. The new service includes coverage of top international cricket series involving India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, …

NEW YORK, August 6: Nick Jr.’s Emmy Award-winning animated preschool comedy series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! will return for a second season with a new character and special guest stars—figure skating champion Michelle Kwan and TV personality Ty Pennington. The network …

NEW YORK, August 6: Scandalist.com, VH1’s new online and mobile blog, will feature breaking entertainment news and celebrity gossip and photos, along with commentary on trends in fashion, music, TV and politics. At launch, Scandalist.com will highlight its Top 100 …

PORTLAND/SILVER SPRING, August 6: Columbia Sportswear has signed a deal to become the official outfitter of Discovery Channel’s Survivorman and Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein, in addition to other media tie-ups. The partnership agreement includes a co-branded online advertising …

MONTREAL, August 6: Rise of the Gargoyle, the story of an ancient gargoyle monster terrorizing modern-day Paris, began principal photography this week and is expected to shoot until the end of August in Romania. Eric Balfour (24, Six Feet Under) …

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, August 6: Korea’s MBC and SBS have signed on to provide content for myCreo.com, an online destination that features a range of Korean dramas, sitcoms, variety shows and documentaries, which recently launched an Internet VOD service in the …

TORONTO, August 6: Canada’s GS New Media has tapped into the resources of Project Darkstar, an open source online game platform invented by Sun Microsystems, to develop a virtual world for tweens and teens based on the TV series The …

SYDNEY, August 6: BBC Factual executive Joe Evans has been appointed as the first head of development for Southern Star Factual, whose credits include Meerkat Manor for Animal Planet. Evans previously worked for the BBC, where he was the head …

SINGAPORE, August 6: Mike Kerr has made a lateral move at ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), from serving as the VP of advertising sales, operations and strategy to VP of Southeast Asia for affiliate and multimedia sales. In his new role, …