World Screen

BUENOS AIRES: Endemol Polska has started production on the Polish version of Telefe International’s The Successful Mr. and Mrs. Pells, which will launch in the fall on TVP. TVP will launch the show under the local title Informacje 2 Drugiej …

MELBOURNE: On the heels of announcing its brand-new content distribution division, Inverleigh Media Holdings has launched an in-house production company, Intrepid Production | by Inverleigh, with programming to be represented exclusively by the newly established DSI. Intrepid Productions, based in …

HONG KONG: The 24-hour general-entertainment network WarnerTV has secured carriage on PCCW’s now TV platform in Hong Kong, offering up series like The Closer and a slate of feature films. Operated by Warner Bros. International Branded Services, the linear channel …

LONDON: A two-year commission sees Sunset+Vine serving as producer for the official TV magazine series for the America’s Cup and the America’s Cup World Series. The programs will air weekly starting in July and will follow the America’s Cup World …

PARIS: A Paris court has ordered TF1 to pay 32 million euros in damages for failing to distribute Spike Lee’s 2008 war film Miracle at St. Anna in international markets. In 2007, TF1 International picked up the distribution rights to …

MUNICH: The animated movie Happily N’Ever After has been picked up by Your Family Entertainment (YFE) in a deal with Berlin Animation Film (BAF). The film is based on the fairy tales from Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. It tells …

LOS ANGELES: Andrew Berman has been appointed by FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) as its new VP of international distribution for children’s and family entertainment. Berman will report to Sander Schwartz, the head of children’s and family entertainment. He will be based …

WARSAW: Poland’s Platform ‘n’ has secured the broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for 2012-15. Platform ‘n’—owned by ITI Neovision, a subsidiary of the TVN Group—is the largest HD satellite platform in Poland. The service …

SINGAPORE: Singaporean broadcaster MediaCorp has appointed Shaun Seow as its new CEO, filling a position that has been vacant since Lucas Chow’s resignation in January. MediaCorp’s deputy CEO since 2005, Seow has overseen a range of the company’s business lines, …

TORONTO: DHX Media has licensed a number of series to BBC Kids in Canada, among them Olliver’s Adventures. A total of 75 hours of DHX programming is headed to BBC Kids in Canada, which is now operated by Knowledge Network. The deal …