World Screen

LONDON: Victor Coolman has been promoted to director of programming and acquisitions at Nickelodeon North, overseeing the content at 15 branded channels across Northern Europe. Previously in charge of programming and acqiusitions in Benelux and Scandinavia, Coolman now adds to …

TEL AVIV: Armoza Formats has firmed up a pilot agreement with the Russian broadcaster CTC for a local treatment of its comedy format Comedians at Work.  A pilot will be produced, which the channel will then use to determine whether …

HELSINKI: Finnish producer Tarinatalo, the outfit behind the The Happiness Project format, has tapped Aram Aflatuni, its head of development, as its new CEO. Aflatuni has also taken a stake in the company, alongside exec producers Jukka Heinonen and Esko …

LONDON: BBC America has signed a non-exclusive development deal with Clerkenwell Films, behind the hit Misfits, to fund a range of potential projects over an 18-month period.  The aim is new shows for BBC America, which is currently available in …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Ahead of MIP Junior, FremantleMedia Enterprises has ramped up its kids’ and family entertainment slate, announcing a new pact with Animation Collective that includes the distribution rights to a broad slate of properties, among them Kappy Mikey, and adding to …

LONDON: Kylie Munnich has been appointed senior VP of distribution for the U.K., Africa and Ireland at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), shifting from her previous role as the VP of distribution for Australia and New Zealand. Munnich will lead the …

SINGAPORE: The K-Pop channel KMTV and the Mandarin-language kids’ channel momkids Asia are joining the StarHub lineup for viewers in Singapore. Starting October 1, StarHub customers can watch KMTV, a 24-hour K-pop channel featuring music and entertainment programs. The service …

TORONTO: CCI Entertainment has appointed Wooky Entertainment as the master arts and crafts licensee for the series Artzooka! The show, which airs in more than 30 markets worldwide, will get a full range of arts and crafts products. The line …

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has a number of digital specials to showcase to buyers, among them Planet Egypt. Planet Egypt is a web special that presents Ancient Egypt, unlocking secrets of this ancient civilization. Users can go on missions to decrypt …

BUENOS AIRES: BBC Worldwide is to produce its first drama in Latin America, Los Sonicos, for Canal Nueve in Argentina. Canal Nueve will co-produce the series alongside BBC Worldwide and GP Media. The series follows a famous Argentine rock band …