World Screen

  NEW YORK: David Ellender, the global CEO of FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), talks about attracting top-name talent and the importance of delivering buzz-generating, high-quality programming, in this video interview.   The tenth season of American Idol is currently under way on FOX (with a …

MIAMI: Xavier Aristimuño has been upped to senior VP of sales and international business development for Asia at Telemundo Internacional. In his new position, Aristimuño will remain focused on promoting sales and acquisitions, placing a strong focus on developing new …

PARIS: Enanimation, Ellipsanime and Rai Fiction have teamed up to develop and produce a multiplatform 26-episode animated series, Cross Worlds, for delivery in 2012. The 26×30-minutes series features an unlikely group of five teenagers who have to join together to …

TORONTO: The Banff World Media Festival will present Felicia Day with the 2011 nextMEDIA Outstanding Online Performance Award for her hit online series The Guild. Day is the writer, producer and star of the sitcom web series about a group …

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Shankly Productions has appointed Brad Lipton as VP of acquisitions and development. Lipton will be in charge of the acquisition of completed TV series and specials, which will be licensed worldwide by Shankly’s distribution division. He will report …

TORONTO: Food Network Canada has renewed Frantic Films’ Pitchin’ In for a third season. The food series features chef Lynn Crawford as she travels across North America and meets locals who teach her their trade in exchange for her cooking …

NEW YORK: Jon M. Chu, the creator and director of the web series The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (The LXD), has been selected as the recipient of the Pioneer Prize at the International Digital Emmy Awards, taking place April 4 …

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has firmed up a raft of deals for the documentary William, Kate and Eight Royal Weddings, which was picked up by, among others, TLC in the U.S. The hour-long doc spotlights the future nuptials of Prince William …

LOS ANGELES: Lifetime Television has unveiled a new reality series, Coming Home, which features the surprise family reunions of U.S. soldiers who are returning home after long tours of duty. Coming Home will feature soldiers from all five branches of …

PARIS: A number of broadcasters have signed up to air The DaVincibles through deals signed by Moonscoop. Spain’s TVE, Disney Channel in Benelux and Portugal’s Dreamia picked up the animated series. In the Middle East, MBC snapped up the show, …