World Screen

HONG KONG, August 15: Liza Newnham has been tapped as the senior VP and general manager of English-language channels for STAR. In this newly created role, based in Hong Kong, Newnham will be responsible for managing the business operations of …

NEW YORK, August 15: Kelleigh Dulany has been promoted to VP of public responsibility for MTV Networks Entertainment Group’s Comedy Central and Spike TV, based in New York. In her new position, where she will report to COO John Cucci, …

LONDON, August 15: The British DVD rights to season one of the animated series Skunk Fu! have been licensed to Warner Music Group by Galleon Holdings. The 52×13-minute property, targeted to children aged 6 to 12, follows the adventures of …

CHICAGO, August 15: The two-hour television special Land of Lincoln, based on Andrew Ferguson’s book of the same name, will be produced by Chicago-based Tower Productions and will be ready in time for the Lincoln Bicentennial in 2009. Ferguson, the …

CENTENNIAL, August 15: AZN Television, the Comcast-owned channel for Asian Americans, has secured the Japanese action film Shinobi from distributor FUNimation for premiere this September. AZN will air the original 2005 film in Japanese with English subtitles. The acquisition follows …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES, August 15: Bejuba! Entertainment has licensed the 2-D and Flash-animated action-comedy series The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers to VOOM HD Networks’ Animania all-animation channel in the U.S. The 26×30-minute series has also been licensed to Cartoon Network in Europe …

LOS ANGELES, August 15: Bennett Media Worldwide (BMW) concluded a record-breaking number of deals in July, with its programming now reaching 140 countries, a 100-percent increase in international coverage. Among the key deals are Playboy Latin America Channel acquiring the …

LONDON, August 15: Power has sold a package of more than 120 hours of prime-time mini-series and drama to TV Azteca in Mexico. The package of both new and established programming includes nearly 60 mini-series and movies, including a range …

LONDON, August 15: The BBC has acquired the U.K. free-TV broadcast rights to the new FX drama series Damages, starring Glenn Close, from Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI). The series will debut on BBC One in early 2008 and will …

WEST PALM BEACH, August 15: ION Media Networks has acquired from CBS Television Distribution the hour-long news program 48 Hours for broadcast on its flagship network, ION Television, which reaches more than 93 million homes. Hosted by Erin Moriarty, the …