World Screen

BEIJING, December 12: Chinese authorities have reportedly ceased granting permission for Hollywood films to be shown in theaters on the mainland. No ban has actually been announced, but there have been numerous reports of Hollywood features not being cleared for …

LONDON, December 11: As part of an effort to expand its output of entertainment programming, Zodiak-owned Bullseye Television has appointed producer Martin Oxley as its head of entertainment development. In his new role, Oxley will be tasked with the development …

NEW YORK/LONDON, December 11: AETN International has appointed Mark Taylor as its VP of international ad sales, based in London. Taylor will be charged with developing international ad-sales strategies for AETN channels, including The History Channel, The History Channel HD, …

NEW YORK, December 11: Univision Communications has named Tonia O’Connor to the position of executive VP of distribution sales and marketing for the Univision Networks. Based in New York, O’Connor will take up her post on January 2, 2008, reporting …

MEXICO CITY, December 11: Televisa International, previously known as Televisa Estudios, is bringing six new telenovelas to NATPE, as well as a wide variety of other content. Among the six novela titles is the 130×1-hour tentatively-titled I Will Forever Love …

MELBOURNE/LOS ANGELES, December 11: The high-definition CGI-animated fantasy-adventure children’s series Animalia, produced by Australia’s Animalia Productions in association with PorchLight Entertainment, will premiere in the U.S. on PBS KIDS GO! in January 2008. PBS KIDS GO! has made a 40-episode …

LONDON, December 11: Granada International (GI) has secured the worldwide distribution rights, excluding the U.S., for VH1’s upcoming factual entertainment series Old Skool with Terry and Gita. The 5×30-minute series, created and produced by award-winning producers Bunim/Murray, was commissioned by …

LONDON, December 11: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed a deal with Acorn Media Group to bring Fanny Hill to DVD in North America. Based on John Cleland’s controversial 18th century novel, Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, and …

NEW YORK, December 11: IFC has picked up three new Japanese anime series from FUNimation Entertainment for its 2008 programming slate: Witchblade, Speed Grapher and Hell Girl. Premiering in January, Witchblade, based on the popular comic book series, tells the …

SANTA MONICA, December 11: MTV has extended its popular non-scripted series The Hills for an additional eight bonus episodes that will air in spring 2008. The bonus episodes will be set in Paris, where Lauren and Whitney have traveled to …