World Screen

AMITYVILLE, March 24: Rogar Studios has named Larry Cohen, the former chief of The Griffin Group, as its new CEO. Rogar’s previous CEO and founder, Cory Rosenberg, will take the new post of chief creative officer and president of production. …

LONDON, March 24: Shimmer Productions, a new independent British production company, has launched with backing from BDP Media Group, and is set to produce home-grown multiplatform drama and entertainment content. Shimmer Productions will develop its own drama ideas for TV …

HALIFAX, March 24: DHX Media has picked up all of the remaining shares of Bulldog Interactive Fitness, a privately-owned developer of children’s fitness centers. Based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Bulldog Interactive has franchised eight locations across Canada to date. Bulldog …

BURBANK, March 24: Electronic Arts (EA) and Starz Media have secured a deal to produce an animated prequel movie to the game publisher’s upcoming sci-fi horror video game Dead Space. The film is being developed by Starz subsidiary Film Roman, …

PARIS, March 24: At MIPTV, Mediatoon is presenting Inami, a new 2-D animated series for kids aged 6 to 10 that addresses environmental and ecological issues in an entertaining way. The 26×30-minute series is co-produced by Ellipsanime and Seahorse Productions. …

STOCKHOLM, March 24: Sparks Network has announced 12 new formats that will debut for international buyers at this year’s MIPTV, including Check or Bet from Imagic. From the company’s game-show library, Check or Bet pits six players against each other …

BUENOS AIRES, March 24: Telefe International heads to MIPTV with a catalogue of formats, telenovelas and comedies, including the second season of the hit teen-skewing property Teenangels. Telenovelas on offer include Taking Lives, centered on a forensic anthropologist who finds …

LONDON, March 24: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has announced a diverse slate of programming for MIPTV that includes music, factual, lifestyle and drama content, headlined by Satisfaction. The 10×1-hour Australian drama series Satisfaction is set in and around an up-market city …

NEW YORK, March 24: CBS Television Network is set to premiere a new celebrity-based talent series, Secret Talents of the Stars, as a live broadcast on April 8 at 10 p.m. Sixteen celebrities will face off in a tournament-style competition, …

SANTA MONICA/LONDON, March 24: Lionsgate has acquired home-entertainment distribution rights to HIT Entertainment's portfolio of children’s programming for the U.S and Canada. This deal places Lionsgate, already a leader in the DVD market in North America, as the third-largest home-video …