World Screen

SYDNEY, July 6: Australia’s Network Ten has appointed Damian Smith, currently the CEO of the Australian software company Nuix, to the newly-created role of general manager of digital media. “Damian has rich and varied experience in digital media, technology, senior …

LONDON, July 6: 3DD Productions has received a commission from Channel 4 and E4 for a second season of The Album Chart Show for a fall 2006 launch. 3DD will produce another 20-week run of the show, with each 30-minute …

UNTERFOEHRING, July 6: France’s CTI Chaulnes Textiles Industries has reached a deal with EM.Entertainment to develop bedding, pillow cases, hand towels and bath robes, among other products in the home textiles category, based on Tabaluga, which celebrates its ten-year anniversary …

HARRINGTON PARK, July 6: Janson Media will distribute two mountain-themed documentaries from British producer Slackjaw Film: Kilimanjaro: Going For Broke and Meltdown: In the Shadow of Nepal’s Lost Glaciers. Kilimanjaro: Going For Broke explores the lives of four climbers suffering …

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, July 6: STAR and MediaCorp Studios have entered into a co-production deal for Angel Lover, an HD drama series that will air in Taiwan and Singapore. The 40-episode love story will air on STAR Chinese Channel in Taiwan …

AMSTERDAM, July 6: Off the Fence and Paris-based Bonne Pioche, the producers of March of the Penguins, have entered into a co-production partnership that kicks off with the one-hour documentary The Mole. Utilizing interviews with scientists from France, Germany, Portugal …

SYDNEY, July 6: Gulf/Showtime in the Middle East has renewed its license for Southern Star International’s hit Australian soap Home and Away. The renewal covers seasons 18 through 21 for Showtime’s TV Land channel. “This acquisition has enabled us to …

NEW YORK, July 6: David Evans, who stepped down as the head of Crown Media Holdings, the parent company of Hallmark Channel U.S., last month, is joining the Halmis’ RHI Entertainment to spearhead the company’s new media and channel development. …

WEST PALM BEACH /CULVER CITY, July 6: ION Media Networks has picked up a slate of classic TV series as well as a selection of feature films from Sony Pictures Television for its flagship i television network, available in 90 …

LONDON, July 6: FremantleMedia is combining its worldwide drama and worldwide entertainment divisions to form FremantleMedia Creative Networks, which will be headed up by Gary Carter. As president of the new division, Carter will build on FremantleMedia’s drama and entertainment …