World Screen

LOS ANGELES, February 5: E! Entertainment has appointed the former Us Weekly website editorial director, Ken Baker, as its executive news editor. In his new role, Baker is tasked with obtaining and reporting entertainment and celebrity news and information for …

LONDON, February 5: Turner Entertainment Holdings Asia Pacific has teamed up with online service platform Outblaze for a new joint venture, Turnout Ventures (TurnOut), which will launch interactive youth-targeted community networks in Asia customized around Cartoon Network’s extensive library of …

NEW YORK, February 5: Logo, an MTV Networks channel that targets lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender viewers, has promoted Lisa Sherman to executive VP and general manager. Sherman, senior VP and general manager for more than two years, was a …

WASHINGTON, February 5: National Geographic Television (NGT) has promoted three executives, including Maryanne Culpepper, who was named the executive VP of editorial and new business development. In her new role, Culpepper will be responsible for managing editorial partnerships, taking the …

SILVER SPRING, February 5: Wonya Y. Lucas has been named as the chief marketing officer at Discovery Communications following a stint as general manager and executive VP of The Weather Channel Networks. Lucas will be based at the company’s global …

NEW YORK, February 5: Lee Solomon has been named the COO of The Weinstein Company (TWC), based in the company’s New York City offices. Solomon will serve as a key strategic architect, overseeing all operational and financial aspects of the …

NEW YORK, February 5: Salil Mehta, a former ESPN executive, has joined NBC Universal as the president of business operations, strategy and development, reporting to Jeff Zucker, the company’s president and CEO. Mehta will be responsible for leading NBCU’s global …

LONDON, February 5: MercuryMedia has acquired the hour-long documentary How Ohio Pulled it Off, produced by Ohio Filmmakers, which examines the 2004 U.S. Presidential elections. The film exposes the disenfranchisement of black voters by the state election board and the …

HARRINGTON PARK, February 5: Janson Media has announced the worldwide DVD release of Racehoss: The Life of Albert Race Sample, which presents the true life story of Albert Race Sample, a former convict turned do-gooder. Filmed before a live audience, …

LOS ANGELES, February 5: PorchLight Home Entertainment has picked up the U.S. DVD distribution rights for the animated kids’ program Loopdidoo from Cake Distribution. Loopdidoo is an animated program for children aged 3 to 5 and is based on the …