World Screen

STAMFORD, March 18: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has named George Barrios as its new chief financial officer, effective March 24. Barrios most recently served as the VP and treasurer of The New York Times Company. He replaces Frank Serpe, who …

TORONTO, March 18: This year’s Banff World Television Festival (BWTVF) will feature the debut of the Canwest Emerging Writers Program and the Canwest Showrunner Training Program, two initiatives aimed at enhancing, nurturing and encouraging writers and producers to grow the …

LOS ANGELES, March 18: BabyFirst, a 24/7 commercial-free channel dedicated to babies and toddlers, will launch on Chunghwa, an IPTV provider in Taiwan. The feed, which will come from the TELSTAR 10 satellite, will be in both Mandarin and English. …

NEW YORK, March 18: Online video company Heavy, Inc., has launched the Heavy Men’s Network, a premium male-focused online video network that includes its flagship site, Heavy.com, along with several other online destinations for men. The other web businesses within …

SYDNEY, March 18: Beyond Distribution will distribute two new culinary-based series, Chef School and Fink, and will launch both docudramas on the international market at MIPTV. Produced by Red Apple Entertainment, Chef School follows a group of cooking students through …

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18: National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has inked new deals for its kid-hosted global adventure series Are We There Yet? World Adventure with broadcasters in Asia and the EMEA territories. The company’s recent slew of deals include …

TORONTO/LONDON, March 18: DECODE Enterprises has licensed the complete series of Bo on the GO!—a total of 40 22-minute episodes—to France 5. Using motion-capture technology and CG animation, Bo on the GO! promotes an active lifestyle and mind for preschoolers. …

MONTREAL, March 18: Distraction Formats has scored new deals for its game shows Trade Up and DNA, which both received nominations in the Best Game Show category at the 48th Rose D’or Festival. Trade Up was recently picked up in …

TORONTO, March 18: Jonathan Barker and Christina Jennings have ended their 12-year partnership at Shaftesbury Films, the Toronto-based production and distribution company behind hits like ReGenesis and Life with Derek. Jennings remains the chairman and CEO of Shaftesbury. Barker, who …

MUMBAI, March 18: UTV Software Communications, the Indian media group partly owned by The Walt Disney Company, is set to launch the UTV Movies channel, featuring a host of Hindi-language feature films. UTV already has a large library of its …