World Screen

SANTA MONICA: The Japanese series The Little Battlers eXperience (LBX) is to launch in North, Central and South America via Dentsu Entertainment USA. The animation series, which has a successful toy, video game and comic franchise in Japan, known as …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: NHNZ has been tapped to produce the new series Man Hunt for National Geographic Channels International, with the show slated to launch this month. The 4×1-hour series features former zoo-keeper Hayden Turner as he travels the globe exploring …

NEW YORK: Jennifer Ahearn has been made the VP of licensing and strategic partner relations at Sesame Workshop. Ahearn will report to Maura Regan, the senior VP and general manager of global consumer products. Ahearn will manage Sesame Workshop’s relationship …

LONDON: John Rossiter has been appointed as the general manager for Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) networks in Central Europe. Rossiter, based in Budapest, will report to Eddie Nelson, the senior VP of networks for EMEA at SPT. Rossiter will oversee …

LONDON: Andy Bates’ Street Feasts, the Food Network UK’s first commissioned series, is to premiere September 26. The 10×30-minute series, hosted by London chef Andy Bates aka “Pie Man,” will delve into the history of Britain’s famous dishes, giving them …

LONDON: CBS Drama in the U.K. is adding CSI: Crime Scene Investigation to its lineup, beginning in October. Seasons one through three of the series—each 23×1-hour—were picked up by the channel from CBS Studios International. The series follows a team …

SYDNEY, August 2: Neradine Tisaj has been appointed as the channel manager for FOXTEL’s Arena. Tisaji starts her new role this week and reports to Duane Hatherly, the group channel manager. Tisaj has 20 years of experience working in Australian …

NEW YORK: Nigel Lythgoe, the executive producer of American Idol and co-creator and executive producer of So You Think You Can Dance, is to receive the 2011 International Emmy Founders Award, accepting the honor at the International Emmy Awards Gala …

BEVERLY HILLS: A number of new series are headed to Bravo, including the culinary competition Around the World in 80 Plates and the New Jersey-based reality show Thicker Than Water: The Marinos, joining the lineup alongside a number of returning …

ENGLEWOOD: AT&T U-verse TV and Verizon’s FiOS TV are the first to launch Starz Entertainment’s new premium Spanish-language movie channel, Encore Espanol. Encore Espanol will feature a number of recent Hollywood hits, including Alice in Wonderland, Up, 2012, The Bounty Hunter …