World Screen

NEW YORK: World Screen has unveiled its MIPCOM Preview multimedia site, delivering interviews with James Cameron, Jeremy Irons and Disney’s Anne Sweeney, as well as a video interview with the International Academy’s Bruce Paisner, along with a number of features …

NEW YORK: Screening Rooms for a number of distributors heading to MIPCOM are now available on WorldScreenings.com, allowing you to watch hundreds of clips and access detailed information on new shows being launched at the market. WorldScreenings.com allows you to …

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NEW YORK: NBCUniversal has named Emilio Romano as the president of Telemundo, leading the broadcast network and its 14 owned stations. In addition to the channels, Romano will oversee the news and sports divisions, Telemundo International, Telemundo’s digital media group …

LOS ANGELES: Shine International has sold the format Clash of the Choirs to CCTV1 in China. CCTV1 ordered 10 episodes of the series, which features celebrities who go back to their home town to recruit, form and coach an amateur …

MUNICH: SevenOne International has acquired the distribution rights for the hit Shelter series What If. What If, which debuted on 2BE in March 2011, has already been sold to RTL 4 in Netherlands and a second season has been ordered …

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television is launching sales for the Cinemax series Girl’s Guide to Depravity at MIPCOM. Girl’s Guide to Depravity, produced by GGD Productions, follows two friends who come up with their own set of dating rules designed …

LOS ANGELES: Opus Distribution has secured the international syndication rights for Ring of Honor Wrestling (ROH), following a deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group. The 52-episode hour-long series will be introduced to the international marketplace at MIPCOM. ROH will debut on …

LONDON: FremantleMedia has promoted Paul O’Hanlon to managing director of Asia, upped from executive producer of production and development with FremantleMedia Australia (FMA). O’Hanlon, who will be based in Singapore as of October, will be responsible for the business performance …

SANTA BARBARA/DALLAS: Three projects are in the works following the co-development deal between Foothill Entertainment and Odyssey Pictures. The agreement is comprised of development funding, international distribution of Odyssey produced projects and joint-business activities, and launching the Foothill programming slate. …