World Screen

LONDON: Broadcasters across Eastern Europe picked up approximately 85 hours of children’s and factual programming from Parthenon Entertainment at MIPTV. In Hungary, Origo TV secured a 22.5-hour package for its Ozone Network, while Megamax, Chello Central Europe’s new channel in …

LONDON: Andrew Robertson and Pasa Mustafa, two former Endemol executives, have set up a new venture that will focus on producing multiplatform content such as the new social quiz format 6 For the Win. At East London Productions, Robertson and …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS: Toonzone Studios has sold its animated family comedy Action Dad to Canal+ in France. Produced by Toonzone Studios and financed by the Animation Development Company, the show targets kids aged 6 to 11 and is intended to attract co-viewing. With …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON: FOX International Channels (FIC) in Australia has reached a deal with Entertainment One Television (eOne) for the rights to the hit series The Walking Dead. FIC in Australia has acquired the pay television, extended and basic cable and free …

NEW YORK: New York Television Festival (NYTVF) has promoted Erin Day and Michael Getto to the positions of co-festival directors. For her part, Day will continue to support NYTVF’s partnerships, managing sponsorship strategy, activation and execution with the festival’s industry …

LAS VEGAS: At the NAB Show in Las Vegas, James Cameron announced a partnership with cinematographer Vince Pace to develop technologies and products to drive the production of 3D content across a range of platforms. The CAMERON – PACE Group (CPG) …

STUDIO CITY: Hallmark Movie Channel will premiere its original movie Honeymoon for One, which stars former Desperate Housewives’ star Nicollette Sheridan, on June 4. The movie features Sheridan as Eve Parker, an advertising executive from Los Angeles who ends her …

EL SEGUNDO: HBO and Cinemax subscribers on DIRECTV can now access the premium channels’ offerings online via HBO GO and MAX GO. The authenticated online video destinations are provided free, with unlimited access, to DIRECTV customers who subscribe to HBO and Cinemax. They deliver …

TORONTO: Canadian sci-fi, horror and fantasy channel SPACE has secured several titles from BBC Worldwide Canada, including the upcoming series Torchwood: Miracle Day starring John Barrowman and Bill Pullman. The new season of Torchwood is being co-produced by the BBC and Starz, and …

LOS ANGELES: Wayneston Harbeson has been promoted to VP of operations at NATPE. Harbeson has served as NATPE’s director of operations since 2008, where he has overseen all logistical aspects of NATPE, working with exhibitors to deliver services that highlight …