World Screen

SAN DIEGO, July 16: ESPN and MediaFLO USA have launched EXPN, a dedicated mobile video channel, available to AT&T and Verizon Wireless subscribers, delivering coverage of this year’s X Games. The channel will run from July 16 to August 8 …

MUNICH, July 16: SevenOne International’s Galileo adds two new broadcasters to its roster, with Norway’s TVNorge and Sweden’s Kanal 9 taking on the science- and entertainment-based magazine series. Galileo will air on TVNorge every Friday at 8 p.m., starting September …

SYDNEY, July 16: Germany’s Granada Produktion is set to produce a local version of Southern Star International’s reality program My Restaurant Rules for VOX. Produced by Seven Network Australia, My Restaurant Rules features five couples who get their shot at …

LONDON, July 16: Paddington Bear-branded travel packs will be distributed to kids on select British Airways flights, in the first deal inked by a new division at Chorion that will develop marketing and promotional brand partnerships with third-party organizations. Chorion …

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16: Three of VIZ Media’s most popular animated action series—Naruto, Bleach and Death Note—will be available for purchase and download on Apple’s iTunes Store in the U.S. iTunes will offer English-dubbed versions of Naruto (uncut), including the …

LONDON, July 16: Digital Rights Group-owned C4i has signed several deals with broadcasters in Asian territories for more than 120 hours of programming across several genres. Deals include Fox International Channels’ FX in Southeast Asia acquiring seasons one through five …

LISBON, July 16: BabyTV has extended its distribution across Portugal, with new launches on AR Telecom, CaboVisão and extended carriage with PT Telecom on its new DTH platform. The 24-hour commercial-free network dedicated to infants and toddlers has been on …

LONDON, July 16: Disney-ABC-ESPN Television has named Murray Barnett to the new role of VP of sports channels and syndication for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Barnett will be responsible for maximizing revenue and distribution for ESPN’s channels …

HONG KONG, July 16: STAR has named several new VPs of programming who will be responsible for scheduling, acquisitions and content strategies for various channels. Bonny Yu returns to STAR as the VP of programming for Xing Kong, the company’s …

LONDON, July 16: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted two sales executives in the company’s London office: Mark Young and Oi Yee Wong. Young has been named as the VP of sales, responsible for distribution in Greece, Turkey, Israel …