World Screen

LOS ANGELES, July 30: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has promoted Gina Brogi to senior VP of worldwide pay television from her previous role as VP. The announcement was made today by Marion Edwards, the president of international television at …

LONDON, July 30: Galleon Entertainment has greenlit the production of its new 26×5-minute music-based animated series Apollo’s Pad, geared to viewers aged 16 to 24. The show, produced in association with Sony BMG, features two minutes of gag-based comedy in …

MIAMI, July 30: More than 20 producers and distributors from Spain are expected to take part in the Spain TV Expo 2007, which will be held at the Miami Beach Resort and Spa Hotel from November 7 to 9. The …

BELFAST/NEW YORK, July 30: SixteenSouth, part of The Inferno Group, has been selected to produce Northern Ireland’s version of Sesame Street, made in association with Sesame Workshop. The series will be broadcast by BBC Northern Ireland from February and will …

LONDON, July 30: Channel 4 International has inked deals for the theatrical release of the award-winning documentary In the Shadow of the Moon in the U.K. and Japan. The film will be theatrically released by Vertigo Films in the U.K. …

LOS GATOS, July 30: The online movie rental service Netflix is working with Showtime Networks on a promotional effort for the new series Californication, with the first episode being offered up on DVD and for online streaming ahead of the …

FARO, July 30: Ingmar Bergman, the acclaimed Swedish filmmaker, passed away in his home in Faro, Sweden, today. He was 89. Over the course of his 60-year career, Bergman became one of modern cinema’s icons with releases such as Wild …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, July 30: Lionsgate has begun development on a half-hour alternative comedy series based on Letters from a Nut, a trilogy of books which have sold more than a million copies worldwide. The books, first published in 1997, are …

TORONTO, July 30: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has completed the acquisition of the Toronto-based production company Dufferin Gate Productions for C$6 million ($5.6 million). Under the terms of the deal, Peace Arch acquires all of the shares of Dufferin Gate …

SYDNEY, July 30: According to Australian press reports, Kerry Stokes, the executive chairman of Seven Network, is expected to appeal the broadcaster’s dismissed lawsuit over its defunct pay-TV channel C7, reportedly igniting the ire of shareholders who are already concerned …