World Screen

LOS ANGELES, March 19: Gary Jones has been promoted to president of PorchLight Home Entertainment (PHE). Jones has been integral to the launch of a home-entertainment label at PorchLight Entertainment since joining the company as a senior VP in early …

NEW YORK, March 19: RHI Entertainment has appointed Henry Hoberman, previously with The Walt Disney Company/ABC, as executive VP and general counsel, effective immediately. In his new role, Hoberman will oversee all business and legal affairs for the New York-based …

SINGAPORE, March 19: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has appointed Kenneth Tan as its COO, as well as the director of the Singapore Film Commission (SFC), effective May 2. As COO, Tan will oversee MDA’s efforts in ensuring …

CULVER CITY, March 19: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Janet Tsai Dargan to senior VP of business development. In her new role, based at SPTI’s headquarters in Culver City, California, Dargan is in charge of strategic planning and …

NEW YORK, March 19: ROO Group has entered into negotiations to acquire the mobile content provider Kamera Content. The Stockholm-based Kamera’s corporate clients include Vodafone, MSN, Orange, Telefonica, O2, Hutchinson and China Mobile. The company’s content library includes localized, ready-to-publish …

LOS ANGELES, March 19: MarVista Entertainment has acquired the international distribution rights to three new movies, and will debut them at MIPTV. Among the three titles the company has taken on is The Trouble with Dee Dee, starring The Parent …

SUFFOLK, March 19: New Dominion Pictures has licensed The Boneyard and The Prosecutors to Chello Zone’s Zone Reality channel for broadcast throughout the U.K., Asia and Latin America. The Boneyard features the discovery of a concrete bunker that leads to …

LONDON, March 19: ALL3MEDIA International has secured two format development deals with Cuarzo TV in Spain and MediaPro Distribution in Romania for the hit drama Skins. Additionally, a deal has recently been concluded in Spain for a pay-TV window for …

NEW YORK, March 19: Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group is expanding its online gaming portfolio by adding 1,600 new games to an existing library of 5,000 games, along with new tools for users to build their own games and several …

LONDON, March 19: The new European long-form production Famous Five: On the Case is set to premiere on Disney Channel in the U.K. on May 5 at 10:30 a.m. Following its debut, the series will air every Saturday at 8 …