World Screen

NEW YORK, January 16: Lightworks Program Distribution (LPD) has added Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II, produced for ABC in the U.S., to its slate of offerings available to buyers at NATPE this week. The film, …

TORONTO, January 16: Barna-Alper Productions has announced a range of network deals on its stable of new productions, including a commitment by CBC for a TV movie about Celine Dion. Production begins this March on Celine, written by Donald Martin …

LOS ANGELES, January 16: Cartoon Network and Boomerang Latin America have signed up for Cookie Jar Entertainment's Gerald McBoing Boing and Postcards From Buster, as well as the second season of Johnny Test. Cartoon Network and Boomerang Latin America will …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, January 16: Jetix Europe has tapped Cartoon Network and Boomerang U.S. executive Marc Buhaj as its new senior VP of programming, succeeding Michael Lekes, who left the channel last year. Buhaj will join Jetix Europe on April 2. He …

TORONTO, January 12: Christine Davis has been named Cookie Jar Entertainment’s newest in-house producer, reporting to Pamela Slavin, the VP of production. The appointment reflects the company’s growth of its original production slate. Based in the company’s Toronto headquarters, Davis …

TEMECULA, January 12: Wade Sherman has resigned from his current position as the SVP of programming at The Outdoor Channel to take on a position as director of business development with the California Cougars of the Major Indoor Soccer League. …

UNIVERSAL CITY, January 12: Vimish Gandesha has been named VP, sales liaison for Scandinavia/Benelux, Israel and South Africa at NBC Universal International Television Distribution. Gandesha is responsible for overseeing the free, pay and basic cable television sales of NBC Universal …

RIO DE JANEIRO: Globo TV International has appointed Daniel Djahjah as its new sales manager for the Americas ahead of NATPE, where the company will be showcasing a range of novela titles. Djahjah will be responsible for the strategic management …

AMSTERDAM, January 12: Peter Langenberg, who has spent the last two years as executive producer of entertainment at Endemol, is joining the Dutch interactive media company 3 Circles Media as COO, effective February 1. In his new role, Langenberg’s primary …

CHARLOTTE, January 12: Educational Adventures, a North Carolina-based multimedia company, is bringing 13 new episodes of its popular safety-themed animated children’s series Danger Rangers to NATPE. Danger Rangers, an entertainment series for children focused on child safety, is currently airing …