World Screen

NEW YORK, November 21: NBC Universal (NBCU) has finalized its acquisition of the female-focused U.S. cable network Oxygen Media for approximately $875 million net of financial assets. Bravo Media’s president, Lauren Zalaznick, has been appointed to oversee Oxygen Media, in …

BURBANK, November 21: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has announced it will be launching a number of branded, video-on-demand, non-linear channels on a subscription- and advertiser-supported basis over a variety of delivery platforms in a number of territories. The …

KNOXVILLE, November 20: Jonathan LaConti, an account executive in national ad sales for Scripps Networks since 2002, has been named the VP of ad sales for Fine Living TV network. In this role, LaConti will be responsible for the overall …

LONDON, November 20: George Entwistle has been tapped as the new BBC controller of knowledge commissioning, charged with delivering the recently launched Knowledge Building strategy across the BBC on TV and on the Internet. Entwistle will also head BBC Vision’s …

LOS ANGELES, November 20: The multiplatform kids’ program service Kabillion has partnered with Crazy Pet Company for the rollout of a new microsite targeted at kids, featuring games, streaming video and other content. Located at www.kabillion.com/crazypets, Kabillion’s new microsite features …

ohm:tv Picks Up RTL II’s Welcome to the Neighborhood COLOGNE, November 20: German sales and distribution outfit ohm:tv has secured the distribution rights for RTL II’s Welcome to the Neighborhood format. ohm:tv and RTL II will jointly distribute the RTL …

LONDON, November 20: Australian pay-TV company XYZnetworks (XYZ) has acquired 84 hours of lifestyle and music programming from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). Among the programs FME has licensed to XYZ are The BRIT Awards 2008, slated to air in February on …

TORONTO, November 20: Prodigy Pictures and Cipango, in association with Power in the U.K., have begun principal photography on the action mini-series XIII, which will shoot in Hamilton and Toronto, Ontario through January 30. The $20-million four-hour, two-part mini-series is …

STUDIO CITY, November 20: As a reflection of its on-air rebranding earlier this year, Hallmark Channel has refreshed its consumer website and has designed several microsites dedicated to upcoming programming and marketing initiatives. On November 26, a new microsite will …

LOS ANGELES, November 20: David Hasselhoff is in talks to appear on NBC’s Knight Rider in his role as Michael Knight from the original series, with The Young & the Restless’s Deanna Russo to play the female lead and fellow …