World Screen

LOS ANGELES, July 21: USA Network is bolstering its Characters Welcome brand with a raft of programming in development, in addition to renewing In Plain Sight. On the network’s development slate is Covert Affairs (working title). The series follows a …

LONDON, July 21: Entertainment Rights (ER) has completed a raft of international deals for Postman Pat—Special Delivery Service, alongside the Chinese launch of the original Postman Pat series. Postman Pat—Special Delivery Service will air on CBeebies this fall. Newly signed …

BEVERLY HILLS, July 21: SCI FI has a raft of new projects in development, including an original mini-series with Bryan Singer, and has formed SCI FI Ventures, a portfolio of businesses covering gaming, publishing, merchandising, digital, wireless and the youth …

HALIFAX, July 21: DHX Media, the parent company of DECODE Entertainment, has completed its acquisition of Canadian film production company imX Communications for C$755,000. imX is led by Chris Zimmer and known for releases such as Love and Death on …

NEW YORK, July 21: Bravo has unveiled its lineup of new and returning programs, along with a raft of projects in development, including an hour-long competition series from Sarah Jessica Parker and Magical Elves, tentatively titled American Artist. American Artist …

LOS ANGELES, July 21: E! Entertainment Television has given the go-ahead for a third season of the half-hour reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which looks at the lives of one of Hollywood’s most high-profile families. Season three will …

SINGAPORE, July 21: Singaporean broadcast group MediaCorp has inked a deal with anime distributor Odex to bring a range of Japanese titles to its Arts Central channel and to the new online service AnimeTrix, available through its VOD portal MOBTV.sg. …

LONDON, July 21: Kate Marsh will become the VP of brand partnerships and channel development for Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) networks division in September. In this newly created role, Marsh will focus on the growth of SPTI networks’ new …

LONDON, July 21: Richard Tulk-Hart has been named as the London-based VP of sales for home entertainment, covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa, for FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). Tulk-Hart will be responsible for developing the home-entertainment licensing business outside the …

TV Kids Weekly, July 14, 2008 Managing Director KidsCo In less than a year, KidsCo has notched up carriage in more than 100 markets. The children’s channel, owned by NBC Universal, DIC Entertainment and Corus Entertainment, made its debut in …