World Screen

TOKYO, January 30: Shigeo Fukuchi, NHK’s president who assumed his new post last Friday, named Yoshinori Imai as the new VP of the Japanese pubcaster. Imai joined NHK as a TV and radio journalist in 1968, and has moved through …

LAS VEGAS, January 30: Hollywood Licensing, a licensing and new-media firm led by a former executive producer of America’s Funniest Home Videos, and DAVE Networks, a developer of video social networks, have launched Reality.TV, a combination new media reality network …

HARRINGTON PARK, January 30: Janson Media has licensed its 26×30-minute culinary series Chef’s Story to Asian Food Channel (AFC) for a pan-regional satellite viewership that spans the territories of Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong and India. Chef’s …

CALGARY, January 30: The Shaw Rocket Fund has unveiled the panel of international jurors that will select the finalists of the 2008 Shaw Rocket Prize, which awards C$50,000 to the best independently produced Canadian youth or family program. The jurors …

NEW YORK/BLOOMINGTON, January 30: Nickelodeon and Mall of America, the largest shopping center in the U.S., have unveiled plans for the grand opening of Nickelodeon Universe, the first Nickelodeon theme park in the world, on March 15. Additionally, Nickelodeon will …

LOS ANGELES, January 30: Australia’s Animalia Productions and PorchLight Entertainment have reached an international multi-year licensing deal for the high-definition CGI-animated children’s TV series Animalia with Penguin Group, the publisher of the book by Graeme Base on which the show …

BOGOTÁ,  January 30: Si Hay Ideas, a Teleset company, has finalized two deals with FremantleMedia-owned Grundy Producciones in Spain and RCN TV in Colombia for its catalogue of original entertainment formats. Si Hay Ideas has optioned the interactive quiz show …

HONG KONG, January 30: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has inked an agreement to provide a selection of feature films and television series on-demand to South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom. SPTI’s content will be available to SK Telecom’s customers …

LOS ANGELES, January 30: Judge Judy Sheindlin has signed a new multi-year deal with CBS Television Distribution to continue headlining the top-rated court show Judge Judy, which has been renewed through 2012. CBS has picked up the show through the …

NEW YORK, January 30: Oxygen will kick off its new reality series Deion & Pilar: Prime Time Love on Super Bowl Sunday, with a special “SuperSneak” look at the series during the halftime show on February 3. The 22-minute, commercial-free …