World Screen

DUBLIN/TORONTO, January 24: Irish animation studio Brown Bag Films has tapped former Alliance Atlantis executive Alan Gregg as its VP of international production, based out of the company’s newly-opened Toronto office. Gregg will work closely with Gerald Murphy, Brown Bag …

LOS ANGELES, January 24: The social-networking website MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media, has promoted Jeff Berman to the newly created role of executive VP of marketing and content. Berman will be responsible for spearheading the growth and expansion …

LONDON, January 24: Chello Zone, a subsidiary of Chellomedia, has appointed Wayne Dunsford as the general manager of the 24-hour preschool channel JimJam. Dunsford played a key role in establishing the joint venture between HIT Entertainment and Chellomedia to distribute …

CULVER CITY, January 24: Peter Schlessel has been promoted to president of worldwide affairs at Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) after serving as president of the Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group since 2006. In his new role, Schlessel will oversee key …

COPENHAGEN, January 24: Scandinavia’s Media Entertainment Group (MEG) will launch its first branded channels on the online video-sharing site YouTube, featuring programming based on the company’s comedic shorts. The channels will make episodes available of series like World’s Funniest Home …

BRISTOL, January 24: Animal Planet International has commissioned another season of its hit series Going Ape, about the protection of primates, from Tigress Productions. Tentatively titled Going Ape 2 and currently being filmed in Cameroon, the series documents the efforts …

LONDON, January 24: Playhouse Disney in the U.K. has joined forces with the Pre-school Learning Alliance to trial an environmental nursery pack aimed at teaching preschoolers about the environment through play. The trial will see 7,300 nurseries across the U.K. …

HONG KONG, January 24: CASBAA has released a new report that explores some of the factors necessary for the future commercial success of mobile video TV services in the Asia-Pacific region. Commissioned by the CASBAA Mobile TV Committee, the report …

LONDON, January 24: The Virgin Media Television-owned entertainment channel LIVING will debut the CBS drama Moonlight on Tuesday, February 19, at 10 p.m. Recently voted Best New TV Drama by The People’s Choice Awards 2008 in the U.S., the 12×1-hour …

SYDNEY, January 24: Southern Star International’s hit drama series Love My Way has been picked up by Allarco Entertainment Canada, with the first three seasons of the award-winning show to air on the Canadian pay-TV network Super Channel. Love My …