World Screen

LONDON, May 12: HIT Entertainment has signed an agreement to represent all the home-entertainment rights in the U.K. for Southern Star International’s preschool shows Bear Behaving Badly and The Beeps, and has also entered into a long-term partnership with PBS …

BURBANK, May 12: NBC is set to introduce Momma’s Boys, a new reality series from executive producers Ryan Seacrest and Andrew Glassman, which centers on a group of mothers choosing the perfect bride for their sons. The series, which sees …

SANTA MONICA, May 12: Jamie Roberts will step down from his current position as GSN’s senior VP of programming to launch a new as-yet-unnamed Los Angeles-based independent production firm focusing on cross-platform programming for the global market. GSN has already …

BURBANK, May 12: General Motors has sealed a deal for two of its car brands to be integrated into NBC's new fall drama My Own Worst Enemy with Christian Slater, launching in a Monday 10 p.m. slot in the fall. …

SINGAPORE, May 12: Singapore Telecommunications, together with its associate companies, has inked a deal to bring Apple’s iPhone to Singapore, India, Australia and the Philippines later this year. SingTel says that it will be rolling out the iPhone in Singapore, …

BURBANK, May 12: The CW has reached a deal for the independent studio Media Rights Capital to program its Sunday night prime-time block for the 2008-09 season. The block, which kicks off in the fall, will feature two comedies and …

NEW YORK, May 12: Unveiling its 2008-2009 slate at a breakfast presentation in New York today, U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo announced a deal with TV Globo to produce its own version of the hit Brazilian telenovela The Clone. The U.S. …

LONDON, May 12: News Corporation has appointed Tom Mockridge, the chief executive of SKY Italia, to the additional role of chief executive of European television. Mockridge will directly oversee the company’s television operations in Europe, outside of the U.K, including …

LONDON, May 12: NBC Universal is said to have approached the British production and distribution firm All3Media about a takeover offer, local press reports indicate. According to the U.K.’s Telegraph newspaper, NBCU has asked the firm, founded by former ITV …

May 2008 As president of Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, Mark Kaner manages some 125 people located in offices around the world, whose job it is to sell programming to broadcasters and pay-TV services worldwide, resulting in about $2 billion …