World Screen

VALBY, January 11: Jan Salling, a former VP at Zodiak Television World, has been hired to an executive position on Nordisk Film Television’s expanding international team. Nordisk announced its new international division, under Karoline Spodsberg, last week. The move is …

LONDON, January 11: Amy Barham has been promoted to head of acquisitions for LIVINGtv, LIVINGtv2 and ftn, effective immediately, reporting to Claudia Rosencrantz, the director of programming at LIVINGtv. Barham, previously senior acquisitions executive for LIVINGtv and ftn, joined the …

LONDON, January 11: Power will be offering a collection of new prime-time two-hour Power Thrillers and a slew of four-hour blockbuster mini-series at NATPE. The Power Thrillers are a collection of suspense-driven psychological thrillers with strong female leads. They include …

MIAMI, January 11: Televisa Estudios will present a slate of three original formats and four new telenovelas at NATPE next week. Televisa’s new telenovelas include Distilling Love (Destilando Amor), I Love Irresistible Juan (Yo Amo a Juan Querendón), available in …

LOS ANGELES, January 11: A daily sleep-themed series for toddlers, Shushybye Baby, will debut on BabyFirstTV in the U.S. in the first quarter of this year. Shushybye Baby airs as part of BabyFirstTV’s nighttime programming, and is designed to serve …

NEW YORK, January 11: 4Kids Entertainment will offer 52 new episodes of its colorful hi-definition animated television series Viva Piñata to buyers at NATPE next week, with the series already being picked up by broadcasters in Canada, France, Germany, Norway, …

SILVER SPRING, January 11: The Learning Channel’s (TLC) My Life As A Child, launching next month, is being billed as the cable network’s first “user-generated” series, allowing 20 children to document their lives on digital video. The series, featuring kids …

TORONTO, January 11: Canadian broadcaster Rogers OMNI Television will exclusively fund The M Word, a controversial new documentary from Third Element Productions exploring Canada’s Multiculturalism Policy. The M Word examines the place of the Multiculturalism Policy in Canadian society and …

HOLLYWOOD, January 11: International Broadcast Communications (IBC) has sold the celebrity profile series Famous into Germany, marking the company’s first deal in that market. Famous was licensed to Star! Entertainment Factory, a joint venture with VCL, MME, CHUM and other …

SANTA BARBARA, January 11: Foothill Entertainment has landed the worldwide television and international home entertainment distribution rights to the straight-to-DVD release Hip-Hop Kidz: It’s a Beautiful Thing, the first in a series. Hip-Hop Kidz: It’s a Beautiful Thing is executive …