World Screen

TORONTO, February 20: JumpTV, an online streaming broadcaster of sports and international television, has hired three new executives and promoted Nada Usina, formerly the president of JumpTV Sports, to president. Blair Baxter will serve as chief financial officer beginning in …

NEW YORK, February 20: IMG Entertainment has appointed Nathalie Wogue to the newly created role of VP of formats, based in the company’s Paris office. In her new role, Wogue will oversee the exploitation of all IMG-owned formats around the …

LOS ANGELES, February 20: The multimedia lifestyle company GOOD will debut a five-part investigation series, On Skid Row, on MySpace TV and MySpace Impact 24 hours before the videos are available on GOODMagazine.com and the Kenneth Cole Productions’ Awearness Blog. …

OXFORD, February 20: Novel Entertainment has inked a deal for Little Bird Rights to distribute the Horrid Henry animated television series around the world, excluding the U.K. The series is the first third-party production that Little Bird will distribute. Ahead …

MONTREAL, February 20: Canada’s Muse Entertainment has inked an exclusive representation deal with the Hollywood talent and literary agency Paradigm. Paradigm will provide representation for Muse Entertainment in all areas of media. Muse Entertainment’s most recent productions include the comedic …

NEW YORK, February 20: Scholastic Media has signed an agreement with YOTTOY Productions, a New York-based toy design company, to manage sales, marketing and product development for its SideKick toy offerings. The agreement will see the development of toys based …

TORONTO/LONDON/BERLIN, February 20: DHX Media’s distribution subsidiary DECODE Enterprises has secured a broadcast deal for the 3-D-animated series Chop Socky Chooks with Cartoon Network in Germany. The series, aimed at children aged 7 to 11, is a DECODE Entertainment co-production …

NEW YORK, February 20: This June, Sundance Channel will premiere On the Road in America, a 12-part documentary series that follows four young Arabs as they travel across the U.S. The series will begin airing on Wednesday, June 4, at …

WHITE PLAINS, February 20: Through an exclusive partnership with Showtime Networks, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts will offer hotel guests a sneak preview of the second season of the original series The Tudors in more than 50,000 hotel rooms across the …

UNIVERSAL CITY/PAWTUCKET, February 20: Universal Pictures has signed a six-year partnership to produce at least four motion pictures based on Hasbro brands, including Monopoly, Candy Land, Clue, Ouija, Battleship, Stretch Armstrong and Magic: The Gathering. Hasbro will partner exclusively with …