World Screen

LONDON: Ian Hogg has been promoted to CEO for the Asia Pacific at FremantleMedia with oversight for the production operations in Australia and across Asia, operating out of the Sydney office. Hogg has been upped to the newly created post …

LONDON: U.K. Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, has referred News Corporation’s proposal to take full control of BSkyB to the Competition Commission, after the company withdrew its offer to spin-off Sky News. "News Corporation …

SILVER SPRING: Denise Contis has been made senior VP of production and development at Discovery Channel. Contis will be based in the Los Angeles office, reporting to Nancy Daniels, the executive VP of production and development. Contis will be tasked …

BUDAPEST: Peter Koltai has been named VP of business development at HBO Central Europe. Koltai will be based in the Budapest offices, reporting to Linda Jensen, the CEO of HBO Central Europe. Koltai’s duties include overseeing the roll out of …

SAN FRANCISCO: LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace, the first-ever LEGO Group and Lucasfilm computer animated special, is to premiere Friday, July 22, at 7 p.m. on Cartoon Network. The Padawan Menace special episode was written by Michael Price and …

NEW YORK: SpongeBob SquarePants is to invade the micro-blogging website Twitter with the debut of an original story, which will run from Tuesday, July 12, to Friday, July 15, leading up to the premiere of a new TV episode. The …

TORONTO: Nine more episodes of the Canadian supernatural drama Lost Girl have been ordered by Showcase for season two, which premieres Sunday, September 4, at 9 p.m. Season two of the Prodigy Pictures production will be 22 episodes long. During …

ATLANTA: Dallas, a new series based on the popular ’80s drama, has been given the greenlight from TNT for ten episodes to premiere in summer 2012. The Dallas reboot stars Josh Henderson (90210), Jesse Metcalfe (John Tucker Must Die), Jordana …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC’s new reality competition series Fashion Star has added Nicole Richie and John Varvatos as celebrity mentors, joining previously announced mentor Jessica Simpson and host Elle Macpherson. Richie has appeared on a number of TV shows, including NBC’s Chuck …

SCHELLE/MOSCOW: Rio License has entered into a partnership with Studio 100 for bringing a licensing program for the Maya the Bee property into Russia and CIS territories. The CGI series will launch on a national channel in Russia at the …