World Screen

LONDON, May 29: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has appointed Daryl O’Connor as the senior VP of its recently launched home-entertainment label in Australia. O’Connor’s key remit will be to maximize the growth of FME’s new venture throughout Australia and New Zealand. …

LONDON, May 29: Gustavo Antonioni will join the recently merged Granada Ventures and Granada International in the newly created position of commercial brand director. Antonioni, a former Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. executive, will be responsible for driving the global …

BRISBANE/NEW YORK/CAMBRIDGE, May 29: The female-targeted digital-media outfit Glam Media has launched GlamTV, a flagship video distribution and advertising platform for its network of 500-plus websites and blogs, featuring content from companies like E! Online, and has teamed with the …

PHILADELPHIA, May 29: PBS KIDS Sprout is set to launch Summer Fun Fridays, featuring two Sprout mini-series in a double-feature matinee every Friday from noon to 3 p.m. from June 20 through August 29. Making its world premiere in the …

TORONTO, May 29: Canada’s 9 Story Entertainment has named The Licensing Shop as its exclusive worldwide (excluding Germany) licensing and merchandising representative, as part of the its new strategy to extend the reach of its proprietary entertainment brands. The first …

LONDON, May 29: Building on the success of Five’s Rough Guide To… series, the new 4×1-hour program Rough Guide To Ultimate Escapes will feature celebrity presenters in pursuit of a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Produced by Lion Television, Rough Guide To Ultimate …

LONDON, May 29: Virgin1 has commissioned ITV Productions to create a set of documentaries for its new & Proud series, featuring extraordinary characters and their lifestyles. The six hour-long shows will air as part of Virgin1’s prime-time schedule of original …

SINGAPORE, May 29: Singaporean pay-TV operator StarHub will offer its customers a refreshed packaging format that includes the addition of a new Basic Group—Lifestyle—along with a new tier—Basic Upsize—and four new channels. The new Lifestyle Basic Group, rolling out tomorrow, …

MEVASSERT ZION, May 29: Armoza Formats has closed ten new post-MIPTV deals for the factual game show The Bubble, including in Norway, the U.K. and Australia. During the market, the format was also optioned in the U.S., Canada, France, the …

NEW YORK, May 29: Netflix and Logo, MTV Networks’ cable channel for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender viewers, have teamed up for a multiplatform content and branding deal, which gives the online movie rental service exclusive DVD access to a …