World Screen

LONDON, April 30: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has promoted Bhavneet Singh to executive VP and managing director of its emerging markets group. In this position, Singh will continue to oversee all aspects of MTVNI’s businesses across its portfolio of music, …

SINGAPORE, April 30: NBC Universal has appointed Christopher Williams to the newly created role of VP of commercial and network development for Asia Pacific at its Global Networks division, effective immediately. Williams will report to Greg Matson, the senior VP …

LOS ANGELES, April 30: Comcast’s male-skewing channel G4 is rolling out a new half-hour series, Hurl!, that combines eating competitions with physical challenges, for debut this summer. In each episode, five contestants will attempt to consume the largest quantity of …

BURBANK, April 30: NBC and FremantleMedia North America have teamed up with MySpace for a virtual audition city episode of America’s Got Talent, in a nationwide search for performers for the show’s third season. As of yesterday, a virtual America’s …

TOPEKA/NEW YORK, April 30: Payless ShoeSource and Nickelodeon have completed a multi-year licensing agreement for a new line of footwear featuring Blue’s Clues characters. The new Blue’s Clues line will include styles for both boys and girls, and will be …

LONDON/NEW YORK/HONG KONG, April 30: MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) Campaign has partnered with Radiohead to produce a music video for the band’s track All I Need, premiering on all MTV platforms globally on May 1, to raise awareness …

WASHINGTON D.C., April 30: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has commissioned New Zealand’s NHNZ for three China-focused Megastructures programs as part of its May special on China. The three one-hour programs will focus on modern structures in China: the Shanghai …

TORONTO, April 30: At this year’s Banff World Television Festival (BWTVF), Kim Cattrall, the Golden Globe-winning star of HBO’s Sex and the City, will receive the NBC Universal Award of Distinction, which recognizes an individual's outstanding career in the broadcast …

SYDNEY, April 30: Southern Star International has sold the home-entertainment rights for the three-part, one-hour drama Midnight Man to Granada Ventures, and has completed a deal for a DVD package with PAN Vision in Scandinavia. PAN Vision picked up the …

MUNICH/VICTORIA/LOS ANGELES, April 30: Tandem Communications, Jaffe/Braunstein Films and Muse Entertainment Enterprises have begun principal photography in Canada on Impact, a new $14-million mini-series that sees the moon struck by a burnt-out star and wreaking havoc on Earth. The four-hour …