World Screen

JOHANNESBURG: Beginning today, Nickelodeon is being distributed to 36 more countries in Central, East and West Africa on the DStv platform, following a deal between MTV Networks Africa and MultiChoice Africa. Nickelodeon will be available on the DStv Premium, Compact …

SILVER SPRING: Acorn TV has a range of British mysteries and dramas, including Agatha Christie’s Marple, Murdoch Mysteries and Doc Martin, that will be streaming online this fall for American subscribers. Series available for streaming will include the first season …

SINGAPORE: Tiny Island Productions is working on the Cartoon Network movie Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, slated to premiere globally in 2012 on the network. Tiny Island Productions, the leading Stereoscopic 3D CG animation production company in Singapore, is working …

CORAL GABLES: Netflix subscribers across Latin America are set to gain access to productions from Telemundo Internacional, such as hit novela The Queen of the South, for streaming. The deal will see Telemundo providing more than 1,200 hours per year …

MILAN: The preschool series Dive Olly Dive! has scored a slot as part of the launch slate of the soon-to-debut Cartoonito channel in Italy, where the show is currently airing on Boing as part of a two-hour Cartoonito block. The …

STOCKHOLM/HONG KONG: Through its newly established office in Hong Kong, Sparks Network has secured a range of commissions from the Asian market. The game show Clueless is headed for local production in Vietnam for HTV7. The local version of the …

TORONTO: The Hollywood Suite multiplatform movie service, formed by former CHUM president and CEO Jay Switzer, among other industry vets, is launching across Canada this November with a lineup of four HD channels, including Warner Films and The MGM Channel. The …

SAN FRANCISCO: Virgin America has refreshed its live satellite TV lineup with new additions to its Red in-flight entertainment platform, which has 24 channels, more than 35 on-demand films and more. Starting this month, Virgin America passengers will have a new …

DALLAS: AT&T U-verse TV has unveiled a set of Multiview apps that allow customers to choose from multiple channels or camera angles and watch up to four at once. a Multiview for the U.S. Open will be available shortly, allowing tennis fans …

SILVER SPRING: The managing directors of Discovery Networks International’s (DNI) four regional businesses will take on the additional title of president for their respective divisions. The roles and responsibilities stay the same, but the title change is effective immediately. This …