World Screen

LONDON: Zodiak Media Group has named Johannes Jensen the CEO of Zodiak Nordic. Jensen, who was previously the VP of Zodiak Nordic, will work alongside COO Jens Eriksson, CCO Joel Karsberg and CFO Mikael Royson. Zodiak Nordic contains the production …

LOS ANGELES: The Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva has been renewed with a 13-episode order for a fourth season, to premiere in 2012. Drop Dead Diva, produced by Sony Pictures Television, stars Brooke Elliott (Wicked), Margaret Cho (Dancing with the …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment is to present the returning dramas Vera and Monroe, as well as a slate of new prime-time series, including Prime Suspect, at MIPCOM. Following deals from earlier in the year, Vera has been licensed to …

MADRID: Elastic Rights is to present the new kids’ animation series Gluko & Lennon at MIPCOM, and has secured rights for the new teen series Dance!, from the producers of High School Musical. Following an agreement with Powwow Media Partners, …

MADRID: Zinkia Entertainment has named Iñigo Pastor, a former Disney exec, as its general manager. Pastor had been with The Walt Disney Company for more than a decade. He was most recently the executive sales director for Spain and Portugal. …

TORONTO: Fresh TV, in association with TELETOON, has started production on season two of My Babysitter’s a Vampire, sold by FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). The show launched on Disney Channel in the U.S. this summer. Season two is headed to TELETOON …

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television has sold three of its series to D-Smart in Turkey.   The sales total more than 100 hours of programming. D-Smart picked up Scare Tactics, Whacked Out Sports and Sports Disasters. Scare Tactics is a …

NEW YORK: The TV Kids MIP Junior preview includes interviews with Super RTL’s Claude Schmit and Lagardère’s Karine Leyzin as well as features on the strategies of leading commissioners and social media for kids, and a video interview with the creators …

SUFFOLK: New Dominion Pictures has secured an exclusive agreement with the soon-to-launch U.S. channel Halogen TV for the network’s library of original reality-based series, documentaries and specials.   New Dominion will represent the Halogen shows in French-speaking Canada, Spanish-speaking U.S. …

LOS ANGELES: The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) has elected Paul Hertzberg, the president and CEO of CineTel Films, as its new chairman for a two-year term. IFTA also re-elected Pierre David, the chairman and CEO of Imagination Worldwide, …