World Screen

PREMIUM: Tim Brooke-Hunt, the executive head of children’s at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, talks to TV Kids about his strategy for programming across the main analogue station, ABC1, and two digital channels, ABC2 and ABC3. WS: Tell us about the …

TORONTO: The veteran TV director James Burrows, whose credits include classic series such as Cheers, Taxi and Night Court, along with more recent hits like Mike and Molly, is being recognized by the Banff World Media Festival with the Sir …

MUMBAI: Raj Nayak is to take over as CEO of Viacom’s joint-venture Indian network Colors following Rajesh Kamat’s departure to join Peter Chernin’s CA Media. Nayak was most recently founder and managing director of AIDEM Ventures, a media consultancy. He previously …

NEW YORK: Tom McGillis, the president and co-founder of Fresh TV, talks in this video interview about the company’s foray into live action, as well as its continued success with animation.   After making a name for itself as a …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has appointed Eric Conrad to serve as VP of programming for Univision Deportes. Conrad will be tasked with oversight for programming, acquisitions and content development operations across all Univision platforms. He will report to Alexander "Sandy" …

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal has tapped Salil Mehta as COO and CFO of its entertainment and digital networks and integrated media division, where he will oversee a portfolio that includes Telemundo, Bravo and Oxygen. For the past three years, Mehta has been …

LOS ANGELES: After airing just one episode, HBO has renewed the fantasy series Game of Thrones for a second season. The April 17 premiere drew in 4.2 million viewers on HBO. The series is based on the bestselling fantasy book …

NEW YORK: Sprout is to become the new U.S. home for LazyTown, with seasons one and two set to begin rolling out on the preschool network this September. The deal, which includes a LazyTown special, will see the brand also being …

NEW YORK: TV Land is working on a spin-off to the hit series Hot in Cleveland that will feature actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer. The spin-off revolves around a character that Cedric will originate in upcoming episodes of Hot in Cleveland, …

LONDON: UKTV’s Yesterday has pre-invested in the series Secret War, picking up the exclusive U.K. rights to the 13×1-hour program about the men and women who risked their lives behind enemy lines during World War II. Secret War will air …