World Screen

NAIROBI/PARIS: TV Loves Africa, a new event set up by Basic Lead, the organizers of DISCOP Africa, is to take place from October 30 to November 2, 2012, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Seven events will take place under one roof …

ST. PETERSBURG: TV and fitness personality Tony Little is to host monthly YOU On Demand specials appearing on Bright House Networks Local On Demand channels around the U.S. Bay News 9 will produce the monthly specials, which launch in December. …

TOKYO: Tohokushinsa Film Corporation has signed a deal with The Licensing Machine (TLM), Panini Group’s media division, for the pan-European distribution for all media rights to the Kokomom animated series. Kokomom is based on the best-selling Japanese children’s books about …

TORONTO: TELETOON has refreshed its branding, touting the new tagline “TELETOON: It’s Unreal.” The updated TELETOON logo features bold new animation, effects and colors and can be seen across TELETOON’s on-air and online platforms, including on-air promos and on-screen IDs …

LOS ANGELES: Several cast members of the long-running soap One Life to Live have agreed to join Prospect Park’s new online production. Ted King (Tomas Delgado), Michael Easton (John McBain), Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer) and Erika Slezak (Victoria Lord) have …

LOS ANGELES: Lifetime has picked up America’s Most Wanted, which is returning for its 25th season later this year after its recent cancellation. America’s Most Wanted will continue to be hosted by John Walsh, who launched the series in 1988. …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has secured the international distribution rights to the Pacific Productions series Baking Made Easy, hosted by supermodel-turned-patisserie-chef Lorraine Pascale. FME’s distribution rights exclude the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland. The series became BBC Two’s number …

PARIS: The Moonscoop preschool series SamSam has been picked up in the U.K., Spain and Australia. Seasons one and two of SamSam have been added to Australia’s ABC channel and Turner Broadcasting in Spain for its Boomerang and Boing channels. …

ABIDJAN: Côte Ouest is expanding its catalogue to include African TV content for the English-speaking market, following its recent sub-distribution partnership with M-Net. Côte Ouest will rep M-Net’s African Film Library (AFL), an archive of award-winning African cinema, is comprised …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Armand Leo has been appointed the VP of production affairs at Entertainment One (eOne). Leo, based in eOne’s Toronto office, will report to Margaret O’Brien, the COO of Entertainment One Television. Leo will oversee eOne’s slate of scripted …