World Screen

NEW YORK: Meghan Hooper has been named VP of program acquisitions for Lifetime Networks. Based in New York, Hooper will report to Christian Drobnyk, the senior VP of scheduling and acquisitions at Lifetime Networks, overseeing all program acquisitions for Lifetime, …

KUALA LUMPUR: Mediahub is launching Mediahub Market, a new B2B exhibition designed for international media leaders to be held in conjunction with the Asia Media Summit on May 29 and 30, 2012 in Bangkok. Registration for Mediahub Market 2012 began …

LOS ANGELES: MGM has secured the feature film rights for Classic Media’s Where’s Waldo?, bringing the animated character to the big screen in a live-action family adventure. Where’s Waldo?, created by Martin Handford and first published in 1987, has sold …

LONDON: Passion Distribution’s content, including Grimefighters and My Big Fat Family Challenge, is coming to U.S. audiences for streaming on Hulu and Hulu Plus. Passion’s first titles to be launched on Hulu and Hulu Plus are Daisybeck Productions’ My Big …

BEVERLY HILLS: The Starz original series Spartacus has been renewed for a third season, with production expected to begin in New Zealand in early 2012. The third season was greenlit ahead of the season two broadcast, which is scheduled to …

TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television has scored new sales for 250 hours of lifestyle series from its food and home-reno slate, including Marriage Under Construction, among others. Marriage Under Construction, which follows the lives of a married couple purchasing their …

MUNICH: After ten years of being off the air, The Muppet Show is set to return to German pay TV on ProSiebenSat.1’s Sat.1 Comedy. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo are among the beloved Muppets featured in the …

LONDON: Zodiak Rights is lifting the transmission embargo on the documentary Michael Jackson and The Doctor: A Fatal Friendship and an accompanying exclusive news interview with Dr. Conrad Murray. Produced by October Films and what’s it all about? Productions, the …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has signed up a number of new international broadcasters for the AMC original Hell on Wheels, which became the second highest series premiere in the network’s history with its Sunday debut. Hell on Wheels delivered …

SANTA MONICA: This year’s American Film Market concludes tomorrow, with the number of buying companies up 8 percent, buying executives up 7 percent and an increase in overall attendance of 4 percent. There were a reported 718 buying companies and …