World Screen

LONDON, August 22: FremantleMedia Enterprises has promoted Olivier Gers to general manager of FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide (FLW), where he will oversee the exploitation of FremantleMedia’s brands off screen around the world. Gers will be responsible for developing brand licensing, music …

LOS ANGELES, August 22: Guy Petty has been named VP of business development at CBS Paramount International Television. Petty will be in charge of managing business development for the division, with an emphasis on emerging platforms. He will work closely …

LOS ANGELES, August 22: As it continues to boost its television division, Lionsgate has promoted Allyson Lattman to VP of television development and Andy Richley to director of television development. Both executives will report directly to Barbara Wall, the VP …

BURBANK, August 22: Dick Robertson, the president of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, is stepping down from the role he has held for the last 17 years. Robertson will now serve as senior advisor to the Warner Bros. Television Group. …

LONDON, August 22: MTV channels around the world next month will launch Pimp My Ride International, a new version of the successful car renovation show. The six-episode show will feature rappers Fat Joe and Lil Jon traversing across Europe. Sponsored …

BURBANK, August 22: The Disney Channel original movie The Cheetah Girls 2, filmed in Barcelona, will be closed-captioned in both Spanish and English for its premiere telecast on August 25, and will air entirely in Spanish with English subtitles on …

UNTERFOEHRING, August 22: EM.TV has reported a 21-percent increase in revenues for the first half of this year to 122 million euros, with a profit of 200,000 euros. Sales in the second quarter amounted to 61.8 million euros, a 24.9 …

NEW YORK, August 22: Stargate SG-1 from MGM Television will end its run on the SCI FI Channel at the end of its current tenth season, but its spin-off, Stargate Atlantis, has been renewed for a fourth season. The news …

NEW YORK, August 22: For the first time, NBC News will offer up one of the summer concerts from its Today series—John Mayer’s live performance this Friday—on the iTunes Music Store. The performance will be made available in its entirety, …

BURBANK, August 22: Jim Paratore, the president of Telepictures Productions and executive VP of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, will launch a full-service television production company, paraMedia inc., that will have an exclusive overall deal with the Warner Bros. Television …