World Screen

HOLLYWOOD, August 28: CBS Paramount International Television has named Paul Gilbert, the former VP of international program development and format sales at Sony Pictures Television International, as its new senior VP of international formats. In his new role, Gilbert is …

SILVER SPRING, August 28: In an effort to centralize its global network operations, Discovery Communications has named John Honeycutt as executive VP and chief media technology officer and Myrna Renaud as the senior VP of international media operations. Honeycutt is …

KUALA LUMPUR, August 28: Becoming a King, the first of two high-definition documentaries produced from a fund established by National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS), premiered this week on National Geographic Channel …

NEW YORK, August 28: Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) has announced plans for a line of apparel and accessories created for Nickelodeon’s hit “rockumentary” series The Naked Brothers Band. Marking the first time NVCP has partnered with Lucky Brand, …

LONDON, August 28: British animation company Joella Productions has appointed BBC Worldwide as international program sales and merchandising agent for its 26×12-minute CGI-animated series Underground Ernie. Under the deal, BBC Worldwide has secured the cross-media rights for the series, including …

HILVERSUM, August 28: Endemol International has optioned five of its formats to the Korean production company Olive9 ahead of the Broadcast Worldwide (BCWW) 2007 conference in Seoul. The deal includes the international game show Set for Life, which has aired …

VAN NUYS, August 28: Production has wrapped on The Lost Treasure of Ugarit, co-produced by American Cinema International and Oasis Entertainment, that is set to launch worldwide at the American Film Market in November. The 3×90-minute mini-series, shot on location …

LONDON, August 28: British newspaper publisher Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has teamed up with Internet TV service Brightcove for the delivery of new online video channels featuring news and entertainment programming. Located at the newspaper’s website, telegraph.co.uk, the channels will …

LOS ANGELES, August 28: E! Entertainment Television has launched E! News Now, a new multiplatform series that offers viewers at least 12 video news reports per day via broadband and mobile. On broadband, the new series will be available on …

TORONTO, August 28: The third season of Rhombus Media’s drama series Slings & Arrows leads the nominations for the 22nd Annual Gemini Awards, which will be presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television at the Conexus Arts Centre …