World Screen

SILVER SPRING, February 25: Discovery Networks International has appointed Catherine Mullen as the senior VP of strategy and digital media and Alden Mitchell as the VP of strategy. Mullen will report to Sahar Elhabashi, the COO of Discovery Networks International, …

SYDNEY/BURBANK, February 25: Disney Channels Worldwide has appointed Melissa Dixon, a 12-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company, to the position of VP and general manager of Disney Channels in Australia and New Zealand. The announcement follows the promotion of …

HARRINGTON PARK, February 25: Janson Media will release the third title in its Kid Guides DVD Collection, titled Kid Guides: Museums, on March 7. Kid Guides, adapted from the weekly television series, follows two kid hosts as they travel the …

OTTAWA, February 25: Norway’s CCV International has acquired the Scandinavian DVD rights from Canada’s Amberwood Productions for the animated series The Secret World of Benjamin Bear. The Secret World of Benjamin Bear was commissioned by Canada’s Family Channel and has …

PARIS, February 25: France 24’s news coverage is now available on the Nseries Nokia N95 8GB multimedia computer with the Nokia Video Center. Updated several times a day, France 24’s news coverage is available in English and French—including news, business, …

LONDON, February 25: FremantleMedia Enterprises’ (FME) The BRIT Awards 2008 was seen by more than 100 international markets, a record number of countries for the music awards event show. Performances included Sir Paul McCartney, Kylie Minogue, Amy Winehouse and a …

TORONTO/BERLIN/POTSDAM, February 25: CBC Television will host an Entertainment Master Class on game-show format development from June 8 to 14 at the 29th Banff World Television Festival (BWTVF). The goal of the Entertainment Master Class is to train a select …

ROME, February 25: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted SKY Italia the Italian broadcast rights for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games. SKY Italia acquired the rights across all broadcast platforms—including free and pay TV, Internet and …

NEW YORK/SAN BRUNO, February 25: Home Box Office (HBO) has debuted a branded channel on the video-sharing site YouTube, featuring a selection of video content from shows such as Extras and Entourage. Videos from HBO shows like Flight of the …

LOS ANGELES, February 25: Hour-long episodes of the Internet-turned-network series quarterlife will be available for purchase and download from Apple’s iTunes Store beginning tomorrow, the same day as its NBC premiere. Following its debut tomorrow, subsequent episodes will appear on …