World Screen

NEW YORK, April 15: Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group has named Gary Bonilla as its senior VP of creative strategy. Bonilla's primary responsibilities include managing the creative development for Nickelodeon's consumer-products business, developing strategies around consumer experiences and ensuring the …

SILVER SPRING, April 15: Discovery Networks International has promoted Dan Brooke to executive VP and managing director of Discovery Networks UK. In his new role, based at Discovery’s European headquarters in London, Brooke will oversee the strategic development and operations …

LONDON/MOSCOW, April 15: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) and Prof-Media have named Alexey Efimov as the general manager of MTV Russia, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company. Based in Moscow, Efimov will report to the board of directors of …

NEW YORK, April 15: Univision Communications has appointed Sebastian Trujillo as the senior VP and operating manager for its Galavisión network, effective June 2. Trujillo will oversee programming, operations and production for the network. He will report to Joanne Lynch, …

GENEVA, April 15: Swiss-based i-concerts has secured an agreement with African musician Youssou N’Dour to launch i-concerts Africa, a live portal slated to launch in the end of 2008. Currently in development, i-concerts Africa will be a live portal for …

VIENNA, April 15: Da Vinci Learning, an Eastern European knowledge-focused pay-TV channel, has acquired a package of programs and clips from the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). The package includes the children’s science series Explorer Train, along with clips from ORF’s …

MUNICH/CANNES, April 15: Bavaria Media Television concluded a slew of deals with various international broadcasters at MIPTV, including selling the telenovela Storm of Love into its 23rd territory. TV 2 in Denmark picked up a selection of Scene of the …

HARRINGTON PARK, April 15: Janson Media is set to release the eighth DVD in its Hollywood Collection, Audrey Hepburn Remembered, narrated by Roger Moore. Janson’s Hollywood Collection contains an archive of 34 movie-star biographies and retrospectives produced by Wombat Production …

SYDNEY, April 15: Dutch FilmWorks, a multimedia distribution company based in the Benelux region, has acquired the DVD rights to Southern Star International’s new police drama City Homicide, as well as the six-part one-hour drama series Rain Shadow. Produced by …

NEW YORK, April 15: VOOM HD Networks in the U.S., Singapore’s Mega Media and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have renewed two lifestyle Asia-themed series generated from the trio’s original 2005 collaborative pact: Spa Seekers and Appetizing Adventures …