World Screen

MONTREAL, June 19: Distraction is at DISCOP with a catalogue of comedy, game-show and talk-show formats, seven of which are nominated for a total of 23 Gemini Awards. The scripted comedy format All About Me, which centers on the lives …

NEW YORK, June 19: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO) has named Orlando Reece as its senior VP of broadcast sales, building integrated programs for clients and leading the sales efforts for all the company’s broadcast properties. Reece comes to MSLO …

BUDAPEST, June 18: DISCOP kicked off in Budapest today with some 1,750 attendees, up from the 1,522 who attended last year, led by a boom in thematic channels across the Central and Eastern European region, according to the event’s general …

MUNICH, June 18: Guillaume de Posch, the CEO of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, will step down from his post “at his own request” at the end of this year. De Posch has been at the helm of the German-based company for …

LOS ANGELES, June 18: DreamWorks SKG is in early negotiations for a joint venture with a division of India’s Reliance ADA Group as Steven Spielberg and David Geffen look to exit their alliance with Paramount Pictures, according to published reports. …

NEW YORK, June 18: RHI Entertainment is set to bring in $189 million from its initial public offering of 13.5 million shares at $14 each. According to wire reports, the $14 price tag is lower than the $16 to $18 …

CHICAGO/SILVER SPRING, June 18: Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications have named Robin Schwartz as the president of OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, effective July 14. OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network is set to launch in 2009 into some 70 million …

SEATTLE, June 18: Disney-ABC Domestic Television will supply a selection of movies from The Walt Disney Studios to the broadband rental and subscription service ReelTime Rentals. The deal covers new and classic titles from Walt Disney Pictures, Disney-Pixar, Touchstone Pictures, …

LOS ANGELES, June 18: Fox Television Studios has just wrapped production in Chile for the pilot for Family Trust, and is now in the works on a new pilot for Family Dance-Off. Family Trust was co-created by Matt Gaven and …

LONDON, June 18: Sharon Osbourne has joined the panel for “I’m a Celebrity: Get Me on TV,” debating the reasoning behind celebrities on reality programming, at this year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF), which takes place August 22 to …