World Screen

LOS ANGELES, May 7: Shea Fontana has been named manager of children’s programming for PorchLight Entertainment, focusing on the development and sales of preschool and girl-skewing properties. Fontana joined the company in 2006 as an assistant, later serving as a …

MIAMI/NEW YORK, May 7: U.S. Hispanic network CaribeVisión has launched two new divisions—advertising and programming—to be led by Emilio Nicolas, Jr. and Carlos Barba, respectively. Nicolas has been named to the newly created position of president and CEO of advertising, …

LONDON, May 7: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has upped Ross Hair to executive VP of international networks for Europe, with continuing responsibility for expanding business outside of the company’s London headquarters. Reporting to Andy Kaplan, SPTI's president of international …

LONDON, May 7: Comedy indie Open Mike Productions has received a raft of commissions from the BBC, including for the 90-minute doc Rich Hall’s How The West Was Lost for BBC Four. Filmed on location in Arizona, Rich Hall’s How …

MUMBAI, May 7: India’s INX Network, the operator of three television channels—the entertainment-focused 9X and 9XM, along with the recently launched 24-hour English-language news network NewsX—has expanded its reach in the country to 63 million viewers. Launched last November, INX …

PARIS/LOS ANGELES, May 7: Registration is now open for DISCOP Africa, a new niche content market that is set to take place at the Sofitel Teranga Hotel in Dakar, Senegal, from February 25 to 27, 2009. The creators of the …

IRVINE, May 7: Digital start-up Storybids has launched a product placement marketplace where online video content creators can get paid to feature physical products in preproduction user-generated videos, serial mini-dramas, videoblogs and webisodes. Advertisers may use Storybids’ search capabilities to …

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 7: Globo TV International heads to the L.A. Screenings with a broad slate of original programming that includes the new comedy The Cleaning Lady, along with telenovelas, mini-series and documentaries. The Cleaning Lady follows the mixups …

LONDON, May 7: BBC Worldwide will head to this year’s New York Licensing Show with a range of products inspired by award-winning programs such as Doctor Who, Charlie & Lola and Teletubbies. The company will showcase master toy licensee Hasbro’s …

HILVERSUM, May 7: Endemol International will roll out the new telenovela The Successful Mr. Pells at the L.A. Screenings next week. The Successful Mr. Pells is a co-production between Endemol Argentina and Underground, whose credits include the international hit Lalola. …