World Screen

NEW YORK, August 3: Playboy Enterprises has tapped former Sony executive Edward S. Lang to fill the newly created position of senior VP and general manager of mobile in its Entertainment Group. Lang will be responsible for the global strategy, …

LONDON, August 3: Mobile Streams, a global mobile music and media specialist, will launch its Comedy Channel on Vodafone’s multimedia entertainment service Vodafone live! in Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. The Comedy Channel was launched on Vodafone UK in July …

SANTA MONICA, August 3: GSN and American Media (AMI) have forged a multiplatform brand integration deal involving Starface, the net’s tabloid game series hosted by Danny Bonaduce, and The National Enquirer. The joint branding arrangement will result in a “National …

HARRINGTON PARK, August 3: Janson Media is offering international broadcasters the 26×30-minute series PC World’s Digital Duo, a look at the newest developments in technology and consumer electronics. The show is hosted by Stephen Manes, columnist for PC World and …

PALISADES PARK, August 3: Within one month of taking on this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for international distribution, Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) has secured deals in the Asia Pacific, Canada and Mexico, among other markets. The one-hour special, slated …

NEW YORK, August 3: Thirteen/WNET New York and Unnatural Productions will co-produce 65 episodes of the educational kids’ series Unnatural History over a period of several years. Produced in 3-D animation, the series will follow four children who travel through …

TORONTO, August 3: CBC International Sales has secured four presales in Europe, Australia and Latin America on its documentary The Secret History of 9/11. The 2×1-hour production has been picked up by TF1’s Histoire in France, SBS in Australia, A&E …

LONDON, August 3: Granada International has sold several literary titles to Kanal 5 in Sweden and has renewed output deals in Norway and Finland. Among the titles in the Kanal 5 deal are Moll Flanders starring Alex Kingston, Brideshead Revisited …

SYDNEY, August 3: The animated series The Beeps,, produced for Five in the U.K., will be distributed internationally by Southern Star International, which will launch the show at MIPTV 2007. The Beeps concerns eight egg-shaped characters who live on an …

STUDIO CITY, August 3: The Hallmark Channel, which is currently in 74 million homes in the U.S., will celebrate its fifth anniversary on August 5. Over the last five years, the network has built upon the Hallmark brand to produce …