World Screen

SINGAPORE, November 28: Disney-ABC International Television (DAIT) Asia Pacific kicked off the Asia TV Forum today with new drama and comedy series deals with 13 broadcasters in the region, along with its first Southeast Asian agreement on The View and …

SINGAPORE, November 28: Jim Williams, the senior VP and chief technology officer for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), tells World Screen Newsflash about the newly launched Centre for Content Protection (CCP), intended to allow technology and media companies …

SINGAPORE, November 28: As the Asia TV Forum (ATF) opened in Singapore today, the topic of discussion for many distributors was which event to attend next year; the ATF at the larger Suntec venue, or Reed MIDEM’s new multiplatform conference …

LONDON, November 27: British production and distribution outfit Wall to Wall has appointed Adam Vandermark as the head of its newly formed current affairs unit. Vandermark’s first project will be to serve as series producer on a number of Dispatches …

NEW YORK, November 27: Doug MacLennan has been promoted to COO of Animation Collective, from his previous position as the company’s VP of finance. In replacing Michael Gold, who left the company to pursue an educational software venture, MacLennan will …

HONG KONG, November 27: The Walt Disney Company has named Lawrence Chi to the newly created position of regional director of human resources for Greater China. Working from the Shanghai offices, Chi is tasked with the full spectrum of human …

LONDON, November 27: Power has appointed Mark Dineley, its VP of international media sales, as the company’s first VP of digital media. In his new enhanced role, Dineley will create a global digital strategy for Power’s international drama content across …

SINGAPORE, November 27: Karen Johnston has been appointed to the role of programming director at NBC Universal’s Global Networks Asia division, based in Singapore. Reporting to the division’s managing director, Raymund Miranda, Johnston will play a key role in NBC …

MEVASSERT ZION, November 27: Armoza Formats has clinched new deals for local versions of its factual-entertainment series The Package. The format launched on Poland’s TV PULS on the week of October 24th, and on Dutch public broadcaster NCRV Channel 2 …

SYDNEY, November 27: SBS Netherlands has acquired the first two seasons of the crime drama City Homicide from Southern Star International and has renewed the eighth season of McLeod’s Daughters for their channel NET 5. Produced by Seven Network Australia, …