World Screen

SILVER SPRING, April 5: Discovery Communications is rebranding its Discovery Home Channel as Discovery PlanetGreen, which will feature content on environmentally conscious lifestyles, and has set aside $50 million to invest in eco-friendly original content for all of its 14 …

LONDON, April 5: Sir Michael Lyons has been tapped as the chairman of the BBC Trust, the BBC's new governing body, effective May 1, succeeding Michael Grade, who stepped down in November to become the executive chairman of ITV. Lyons …

TORONTO, April 5: Shareholders of Alliance Atlantis Communications have approved the sale of the company to CanWest Global Communications Corp for C$53 per share. The deal was approved by 99.7 percent of the votes cast by holders of Class A …

REGINA, April 4: Minds Eye International has appointed Patricia Brandino as its managing director. Brandino will be joining Kevin DeWalt, the president of Minds Eye International, at MIPTV this month, where they will debut the two-part, four-hour mini-series The Englishman’s …

MIAMI, April 4: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Arlyne Obregon to VP of advertising sales in Latin America, reporting to Klaudia Bermudez-Key, SPTI's senior VP and general manager of advertising sales in Latin America. In her new position, …

MUNICH, April 4: Sylvia Schmoeller has joined Super RTL as its new senior manager for acquisitions and co-productions. She will be responsible for the acquisition of content for all of Super RTL's platforms and the expansion of the channel's presence …

BURBANK, April 4: Emmy and Promax Award-winner Vince Manze, who has been the president and creative director of The NBC Agency since 1999, has been named to the newly created position of president of program planning, scheduling and strategy at …

NEW YORK/PARIS, April 4: In its first major international co-production agreement, Lifetime Networks is partnering with TF1 International, the distribution arm of France's market-leading broadcaster, to produce and distribute TV movies on the worldwide market. The alliance kicks off with …

TORONTO, April 4: Discovery Kids Latin America has picked up Cuppa Coffee Studios’ 26×11-minute preschool series Bruno and the Banana Bunch for premiere later this year. The Latin American deal for the series follows the recent launch of the series …

LONDON, April 4: Entara Limited has reached an agreement with Taffy Entertainment to take over the television distribution responsibilities for its multi-Emmy Award-winning 3-D animated series Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, effective immediately. The announcement follows the creation of …