World Screen

WASHINGTON, January 18: The American Red Cross and Safety4Kids have partnered to release a children’s safety and entertainment DVD, titled SeeMore’s Playhouse: Fire Safety. The partnership marks the first time that the Red Cross has utilized children’s programming to teach …

MONTREAL, January 18: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) announced that Zeitgeist Films has acquired Up the Yangtze ahead of the doc’s premiere today in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Up the Yangtze is …

LONDON, January 18: The Virgin Media Television-owned entertainment channel Virgin1 has acquired two documentaries from Off the Fence for its new Extraordinary Humans documentary strand. In February, Virgin1 will premiere Extraordinary Humans: Obesity, which explores the bodies of some people …

LONDON, January 18: Fox Sports International (FSI) has inked a deal with IAAF for the exclusive worldwide television distribution rights to the new runner’s lifestyle magazine program Running Road Show. The 50-week series will premiere today and will focus on …

LOS ANGELES, January 18: Regent Worldwide Sales, the sales affiliate of Regent Entertainment, has named Meggan Kimberley and Adam Wright as its co-presidents, following Gene George’s departure to join Starz Media. Together, Kimberley and Wright will share all management and …

NEW YORK, January 18: Oxygen Media, now owned by NBC Universal, has appointed Jason Klarman as the general manager, effective immediately. In addition to managing the channel’s day-to-day operations, Klarman will work closely with Lauren Zalaznick, the president of Bravo …

LUXEMBOURG/HILVERSUM, January 18: Bert Habets, the current CFO at RTL Nederland, has been upped to the role of CEO, effective February 1, and will take over for Fons van Westerloo, who will join the company’s Supervisory Board and become an …

LOS ANGELES, January 18: Production is under way on a third season of The Style Network’s hair salon reality series Split Ends, slated to premiere this spring. The unscripted weekly series offers a unique look at the hair business, as …

SANTA MONICA, January 18: Lionsgate has acquired the international rights to the comedy series Chandon Pictures, an original production from Australia’s Movie Network Channels. Lionsgate retains the rights to distribute the series worldwide outside of Australia, including to the U.S. …

LONDON, January 18: The game show The Weakest Link is moving to BBC One’s daytime schedule from BBC Two, which is gearing up to launch a host of new afternoon and early evening shows in the coming weeks. The new …