World Screen

STOCKHOLM: The COO of Modern Times Group (MTG), Anders Nilsson, will assume responsibility for pay-TV operations in the Baltic region, while Irina Gofman, the CEO for MTG in Russia and CIS, will take on the company’s mini-pay-channel business in CEE and other emerging markets. …

NEW YORK: Morgan Spurlock has signed on to host a new original series for Current TV about 50 of the most powerful, provocative and moving documentary films of the last 25 years. Launching August 1, 50 Documentaries To See Before You Die, …

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast customers have watched 20 billion entertainment choices on demand since the service’s launch in 2003, with The Hangover as its most-viewed new release movie and South Park as the most-viewed TV series. When Comcast launched its on-demand service, it …

LOS ANGELES: Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Berg is set to direct and exec-produce On Freddie Roach, a new HBO reality series focused on the famous boxing trainer. A co-production of Film 44 and Atticus Entertainment, the cinéma-vérité series focuses on Roach as he …

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Shankly International Distribution has been named the exclusive worldwide TV sales agent for Fusion TV, which has a library that includes more than 750 episodes of action sports and adventure travel programming. Fusion TV’s catalogue includes the 55×52-minute Airtime, …

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has signed a number of licensing deals for the Mr. Bean brand, including agreements for T-shirts, adult costumes, Beanies and more. Spike Leisurewear is on board for a range of men’s Mr. Bean T-shirts. Orion Costume is …

LORETO: Rainbow S.p.A. has inked deals with Paramount Pictures and Medusa for its 3D film Not Born to Be Gladiators, to bring the movie into North America and Italy, respectively. The 85-minute film centers on a boy who is orphaned after …

NEW YORK: HISTORY is working on a new scripted drama for premiere in 2012, The Hatfields and The McCoys, starring Kevin Costner and produced by Leslie Greif’s Thinkfactory Media. Coinciding with the 150th anniversary of America’s most infamous family feud, the …

LONDON: Windfall Films’ Animal Mega Moves, originally commissioned by National Geographic Channels International and Nat Geo Wild, is headed to Channel 5. The 4×1-hour series follows teams of specialist animal movers and vets as they attempt to relocate families of …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) and David Linde have entered into an output deal covering two to four film titles per year across all media in the U.K., Canada and Benelux. The agreement covers all new pictures to be produced …