World Screen

BURBANK, September 13: DIC Entertainment has appointed Kirk Bloomgarden to the position of executive VP of global sales, effective January 1, 2008. Based out of DIC’s headquarters in Burbank, California, Bloomgarden will report to Jeffrey Edell, the president of DIC, …

LONDON, September 13: Discovery Networks UK has appointed Dan Korn and Paul Welling to the newly created positions of head of factual and head of lifestyle, respectively. Korn will be responsible for Discovery Channel, Discovery Turbo, Discovery Civilisation, Discovery Science …

LONDON, September 13: Five has appointed Channel 4’s Ralph Lee as head of factual. Since joining Channel 4 in 2002 as deputy head of specialist factual, Lee has been responsible for a range of programming including the BAFTA-nominated series That’ll …

CULVER CITY, September 13: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Frank Sutera to VP of international production for its international networks group. In this new position, Sutera continues to oversee the development and production of original content for SPTI’s …

HONG KONG, September 13: Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific has bolstered its senior management with the promotion of Ian Carroll from senior VP and general manager to executive VP. In his new role, Carroll will oversee the company’s foray in …

TORONTO, September 13: Gary Howsam has signed a new multiyear agreement to remain in his current role as CEO of Peace Arch Entertainment, effective through September 2009. Since joining Peace Arch in December 2002, Howsam has managed the company’s expansion …

MIAMI, September 13: Venevision International’s new telenovela Nunca Te Dire Adios (I Will Never Say Goodbye) will premiere on the U.S. Spanish-language network Univision on September 17 at 1 p.m. In the same timeslot, Nunca Te Dire Adios replaces Tropico, …

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 13: Pilot Productions and National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) have co-produced the fourth season of Treks in a Wild World, to air on NGCI’s Nat Geo Adventure channel. The 13×30-minute series is aimed at the adventure seeker, …

LONDON, September 13: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has inked a series of significant sales to MediaCorp channels in Singapore, including more than 320 hours of content to MediaCorp TV5, Channel News Asia and MediaCorp TV12. MediaCorp TV5 acquired a package of …

LONDON, September 13: Format specialist Distraction has announced plans to launch a new production department, with The Walt Disney Company’s Kirsten Calteau tapped to lead the new unit. Calteau’s new position as head of production will be based in Paris. …