World Screen

LONDON, July 5: Granada International’s George Sakkalli is joining Power as VP for Asian sales and distribution. Sakkalli spent a number of years as VP of sales for Asia at Granada International, prior to the opening of the company’s office …

TORONTO, July 5: Canadian animation house Cuppa Coffee has begun production on Life’s a Zoo, its new stop-motion show for viewers aged 18 and above that is accompanied by a website featuring original content. “The response since MIP has been …

MEXICO CITY, July 5: Televisa Networks’ Cinema Golden Choice Latin America cable channel is expanding its offerings and is gearing up to launch a host of high-definition Mexican productions later this month. The shows start rolling out on the channel …

LONDON/RIO DE JANEIRO, July 5: Granada International has sold a slate of dramas and TV movies to HBO Latin America Group, including Dracula and season three of Agatha Christie's Marple. The package also covers the U.S. TV movies Tipping Point, …

MUNICH, July 5: Following its stint at DISCOP, SevenOne International has announced a raft of drama sales and entertainment format deals in Central and Eastern Europe. Raging Inferno from the Oscar-winning producers Wiedemann & Berg has sold to the Czech …

SINGAPORE, July 5: The Korea Culture & Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have signed an agreement to collaborate on content and enhance the relationship between the creative industries in Singapore and Korea. The agreement …

TORONTO, July 5: CTVglobemedia will deliver 29 hours of high-definition coverage of this weekend’s Live Earth event on CTV, as well as more than 60 hours of additional live coverage on the MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic, MuchVibe, Bravo! and Star! cable networks. …

LONDON, July 5: Five in the U.K. will launch time-shifted channels for its digital offerings Five Life and Five US on satellite this fall. “I’m delighted we can offer these new services to our viewers less than a year after …

DUBLIN, July 5: Former Vodafone executive Valerio Zingarelli has been tapped as the new CEO of Babelgum, succeeding co-founder Erik Lumer, who will now shift his focus to strategic product development. Zingarelli, previously Vodafone’s global director of networks and service …

PARIS, July 5: India will be the country of focus at this year’s MIPCOM, with Zee’s Subhash Chandra and UTV’s Ronnie Screwvala set to deliver keynotes on India Day on October 8. India Day, in partnership with the Federation of …