World Screen

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has appointed Jennifer Lawlor as its first senior VP of strategy and planning for consumer products, effective later this month. Lawlor will develop and oversee the implementation of Zodiak Rights and Zodiak Kids’ consumer products and brand …

NEW YORK: A number of guest stars are in place for the upcoming Starz original drama Torchwood: Miracle Day, with the likes of Wayne Night, C. Thomas Howell and Ernie Hudson set to join cast members such as John Barrowman …

LONDON: NBC’s Prime Suspect is launching to the international market during the L.A. Screenings, with ITV Studios Global Entertainment representing the show worldwide. The series, co-produced by ITV Studios America and Universal Media Studios and produced by Film 44, is based …

TEL AVIV: The CW has commissioned a full series of Armoza Formats’ The Frame to be produced for the U.S. by Shed Media. This is Armoza’s second format to land in the U.S. market this year, following Still Standing getting …

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has promoted Christian Murphy to senior VP of international programming and marketing from VP of international. In his new role, Murphy will manage the international program catalogue, production, brand strategy and marketing for the network’s international …

NEW YORK: News Corporation’s Fox Hispanic Media held its first Upfront yesterday in New York, showcasing the lineups at the sports channel FOX Deportes, the recently launched female lifestyle network Utilísima and the upcoming nonfiction entertainment service Nat Geo Mundo, which makes …

CANNES: The Paris-based animation studio Xeopex has entered into a co-production deal with Malaysia’s Ed-Online Technologies for the 2D animated comedy series Nabab Holidays. The 52×13-minute 2D animated comedy features a family running a holiday resort that serves holiday-makers from …

NEW YORK: ESPN Deportes, the sports broadcaster’s Spanish-language brand, is expanding into scripted entertainment for the first time with the ten-episode El Diez, focused on a professional soccer player, starring former RBD member Alonso Herrera. The show, unveiled at ESPN Deportes’ Upfront yesterday, …

NEW YORK: Atlas Media Corp. is to produce a new docu-series centered on Rachel Uchitel, a nightclub manager who has been at the center of a number of tabloid headlines. Uchitel first gained attention after the 9/11 terrorist attacks when …

NEW YORK: CBS has ordered just five new series for the fall—including J.J. Abrams’ Person of Interest—issuing renewals to 19 shows for a 2011-2012 grid that includes scheduling changes for the hits CSI and The Good Wife. The Monday comedy block from 8 …