World Screen

NEW YORK: Frances Manfredi has been promoted to president of NBCUniversal cable and new media distribution, reporting to Ted Harbert, the chairman of NBC Broadcasting, and Rick Finkelstein, the vice chairman and COO of Universal Studios. Manfredi previously served as …

LONDON: Macmillan Children’s Books has secured rights for DHX Media’s Rastamouse to publish a wide range of products, including storybooks, sound books, graphic novels, annuals and ebooks, among others, to launch in the U.K. in spring 2012. Created by Genevieve …

MONTREAL: Incendo has completed its fifth and final movie of the 2011 season, Deadly Hope, a made-for-TV suspense thriller starring Alana de La Garza. Deadly Hope, directed by Nicolas Monette (18 to Life, Bye Bye 2010, C.A.), will air in …

SANTA MONICA: Former Oxygen exec Amy Introcaso-Davis has been named the executive VP of programming at Game Show Network (GSN) as of November 1, reporting to GSN’s president and CEO, David Goldhill. Introcaso-Davis will work out of the network’s Los …

LONDON: DNA Interactive has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) to design, develop and market a mobile game based on the TV series Merlin. DNA will develop the game using its cross-platform Rapid Application Development tool, the …

TORONTO: Canamedia has secured a range of sales to territories across Europe, the U.S. and Canada following MIPCOM. The eight-episode, half-hour HD series 4REAL TV was sold to Travel Channel UK. My Green House, a 13-episode, half-hour HD series, was …

SINGAPORE: AETN All Asia Networks has expanded the lineup of HISTORY’s flagship original production Hidden Cities from four episodes to eight, with this season featuring seven countries and premiering November 23. Hosted by Anthony Morse, Hidden Cities explores Asia’s forgotten …

CULVER CITY: The online entertainment network Crackle is to launch a collection of horror films, Kill Count, featuring more than 300 of the most creative on-screen "kills," ahead of Halloween. Starting October 19, Crackle will launch a 13-day stunt that …

TEL AVIV: Keshet Formats is launching the new dating-reality format 3 (Three), originally produced for Channel 2 in Israel. The show watches as three single women audition hundreds of men in an effort to find true love. For three months …

SEATTLE: Amazon.com has extended its licensing agreement with PBS Distribution to bring Amazon Prime members instant streaming access to shows such as Antiques Roadshow, the NOVA strand and Ken Burns’ doc series. The deal covers current and archived PBS programming, bringing the …