World Screen

NEW YORK/EL SEGUNDO: Time Warner Cable and the Los Angeles Lakers have entered into a 20-year pact for games that will air on two new regional sports networks, beginning in the 2012-2013 season. The cable platform will launch two regional sports networks …

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television is expanding the global sales role of Marine Ksadzhikyan, as well as promoting Bryan Gabourie and Julie Pifher. Ksadzhikyan is currently Rive Gauche Television’s VP of international sales and has broadened her portfolio to now …

SHERMAN OAKS: Bruce Robertson is relocating from London to Los Angeles to become senior VP of creative strategy at ITV Studios America. A member of the senior team at ITV Studios in the U.K., as human resources director, Robertson has been responsible …

NEW YORK: Nickelodeon Consumer Products has appointed Spin Master as the master toy licensee for the hit show Victorious, with a product line that debuted at the New York Toy Fair. Spin Master’s new line includes fashion dolls and playsets. …

SINGAPORE: The Media Development Authority (MDA) has issued a call for projects to invest in for its International Film Fund (IFF), with completed projects potentially receiving a premiere at the new ScreenSingapore market and conference. Through the International Film Fund …

LUCERNE: The Rose d’Or festival is refreshing its branding for its 51st year, with a revamped website and the new tagline: Global Entertainment Television Festival. In keeping with the long-standing tradition of the Rose d’Or festival, the competition will focus …

TORONTO: A number of new titles have been acquired by Tricon Films & Television for its lifestyle and documentary portfolios, including Decked Out and Decked Out Challenge. The 13×30-minute Decked Out and 4×1-hour Decked Out Challenge specials are focused on …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has inked a deal to bring a branded block of high-definition content to subscribers of the pay-TV platform SKY Brazil. This is the first time that high-definition content from the BBC has aired in a branded channel environment in …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS: DISCOP Accra, which wrapped last week in Accra, Ghana, attracted the largest attendance of any DISCOP event in Africa to date, with a record 439 participants. A total of 88 international exhibitors attended DISCOP Accra, including the major …

SINGAPORE: Lucas Chow is stepping down as the CEO of MediaCorp effective July 2011, with the search for a successor already under way. Chow joined the Singaporean media group in December 2005 and is credited with driving a number of …