World Screen

LONDON, December 15: Cake Distribution has expanded its team with the addition of former Nelvana staffer Nicola Richards as sales executive. Richards will focus on specific projects, working closely with principals Genevieve Dexter and Tom van Waveren on managing and …

LONDON, December 15: Two Way TV is looking to build the presence of its Simcast text-to-TV technology in the U.S., naming Duncan Campbell as head of sales for the market. Jean de Fougerolles, the chief executive of Two Way TV, …

NEW YORK, December 15: VOOM HD Networks’ Family Room HD has picked up the rights to Totally Frank from Channel 4 International and Maddigan’s Quest from ALL3MEDIA International. Totally Frank chronicles the lives of four headstrong girls as they go …

LONDON, December 15: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has licensed more than 100 hours of programming to Sony Entertainment Television (SET) for broadcast across Latin America, including Brazil and the Caribbean. Included in the sale is Falcon Beach, the family drama commissioned …

TOKYO, December 15: Movies from Buena Vista International Television will be made available on an on-demand basis on Japan’s GyaO, the ad-supported broadband entertainment service operated by USEN Corporation. This agreement, which kicks off today, will give GyaO users free …

NEW YORK, December 15: The second season of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s Extras, and the second and final season of the drama Rome, will launch on HBO on January 14. Extras will air on Sundays at 10 p.m. for …

LOS ANGELES, December 15: Peter Cowley, the managing director of digital media at Endemol U.K.; Cyriac Roeding, CBS Digital Media’s VP of wireless; and Gary Carter, the chief creative officer of FMX, FremantleMedia, will deliver keynote addresses at NATPE Mobile++ …

NEW YORK, December 15: CBS Corporation has revived the CBS Records label, which will build awareness for its artists by integrating their music into CBS television series. CBS Records first launched in 1938 and over the course of five decades …

BURBANK, December 15: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is acquiring a 10.3-percent stake in the U.K.’s SCi Entertainment Group, the parent company of the video game publishing label Eidos Interactive. Further, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and SCi have entered into …

MUNICH, December 15: ProSiebenSat.1 Media has confirmed the acquisition of a majority stake in the company by Lavena Holding 4 GmbH, which is controlled by funds advised by KKR and Permira. Upon completion of the deal with the Haim Saban-led …