World Screen

NEW YORK, February 19: ITN Source has appointed Ian CheeWah as the managing director for its U.S. operations, based in the company’s New York office. CheeWah will report directly to ITN’s CEO, Mark Wood, and will be responsible for driving …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, February 19: Jetix Europe has inked a deal with Oxbow, a snow and surf clothing manufacturer, that will see the broadcaster working with Oxbow Kid’s Week Winter Tour 2008, a special event dedicated to kids in extreme winter sports. …

VANCOUVER/SANTA MONICA, February 19: Nerd Corps Entertainment has signed partnerships with a range of companies to develop and distribute retail merchandise for its animated series Storm Hawks. Among the deals is a partnership with WizKids, which will debut a collectible …

HARRINGTON PARK, February 19: Janson Media’s latest installment in its Giant Screen Films Collection, Mystic India: An Incredible Journey of Inspiration, is now available for all worldwide television, VOD and new-media markets. Created by director Keith Melton, cinematographer Reed Smoot …

LONDON, February 19: Cake Distribution has licensed its comedic action series Eliot Kid to Cartoon Network for its EMEA channels. Sales already secured for the series include TF1, BBC, ABC in Australia, Disney Channel in France, Italy, Spain and Germany; …

LONDON, February 19: As Livestation, a peer-to-peer live-streaming news aggregator built by the Internet tech outfit Skinkers, enters a new round of technical trials, the company’s founder, Matteo Berlucchi, tells World Screen Newsflash that technology such as his will change …

LOS ANGELES, February 19: MGA Entertainment, the manufacturer of the popular Bratz dolls, has teamed up with CBS Consumer Products to produce a new line of fashion dolls based on The CW reality competition series America’s Next Top Model. The …

NEW YORK, February 19: Classic Media and Bullwinkle Studios have announced a new line of apparel and accessories coming to Steve & Barry’s stores in the U.S. for three series: Santa Clause is Comin’ to Town, Underdog and Rocky & …

LOS ANGELES, February 19: Germany’s KI.KA and European Film Partners (EFP) of the Netherlands have come aboard as co-production partners for the new animated fantasy-discovery series Chloe’s Closet from Mike Young Productions (MYP). Additionally, EFP will serve as the distribution …

PARIS, February 19: Mediatoon has closed international sales for The Magic Roundabout with broadcasters in Germany, Asia and the Middle East, among others. The series has been picked up by ABC in Australia, Nickelodeon in New Zealand and Asia, ZDF …