World Screen

SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is taking two of its channels, Nick Jr. and MTVNHD, into Singapore and Malaysia. The services are launching on StarHub in Singapore on May 18, and Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s HyppTV in Malaysia on …

TORONTO: The Firm, based on John Grisham’s bestselling novel and slated for a midseason debut on NBC, is the first addition to Global’s fall 2011/2012 schedule. The show has been commissioned by Global, NBCUniversal and Entertainment One for 22 one-hour …

LONDON: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has named Jon Wildman as the VP of advertising sales for its networks business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Wildman will lead the ad sales business on a regional level. He is tasked …

TORONTO: France Télévisions has firmed up a deal with CCI Entertainment for its own version of Artzooka!, for a fall 2011 launch on France 5. CCI has previously inked deals for local versions of Artzooka! with Nickelodeon Germany, Discovery Kids Latin America …

LONDON/OSLO: Nordic World has sealed agreements across Europe and the Middle East for the Danish fashion format Shop Amok. Germany, Spain, Russia, Italy, Belgium and Romania are among the territories to have snapped up the format. The format is also …

ENGLEWOOD: Joseph Clayton has been appointed president and CEO of DISH Network, as well as a member of the board of directors, effective June 20. Prior to his new role, Clayton served as chairman of Sirius Satellite Radio from 2004 to 2008, …

LONDON: The Nordic talk show Skavlan has found a new home on BBC Entertainment, which is adding the show to its summer schedule. The series has been airing since 2009 in the Nordic region on NRK and SVT. Skavlan joins the BBC …

NEW YORK: NBC’s new crop of shows for the 2011-2012 season includes six dramas and six comedies from the likes of Steven Spielberg, Lorne Michaels, Brian Grazer, Tom Werner, John Grisham and Peter Berg, among others, as the network looks to …

BEVERLY HILLS/SANTA MONICA: Starting in June, Netflix members in the U.S. can access hundreds of movies from the Miramax library, including classics such as Pulp Fiction, The English Patient and Good Will Hunting. The multi-year agreement with Netflix marks the …

SYDNEY: Freehand Productions has been commissioned by XYZnetworks’ LifeStyle FOOD channel to produce an eight-episode docu-series, Planet Cake. The 8×30-minute show will follow the daily operations of Planet Cake, an Australian cake business run by Paris Cutler. Known as "The …