World Screen

TOKYO: Naoji Ono, currently president and CEO at NHK Enterprises, has been upped to VP of NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation by the pubcaster’s incoming president, Masayuki Matsumoto. Matsumoto, who takes over as president of NHK after Shigeo Fukuchi’s three-year term ended, …

TORONTO: TELETOON Canada has put out a call for aspiring and professional animators to submit online content for the TELETOON at Night Pilot Project for a chance to win C$10,000. From February 6 to July 15 contestants are invited to …

MUNICH: Bavaria Media has purchased 100 percent of Cologne-based documentary production outfit united docs for an undisclosed sum. The company distributes documentaries produced by WDR, SWR, NDR, HR and Radio Bremen, as well as titles from independent filmmakers. Its slate …

LONDON: The kids’ channel JimJam has renewed its carriage contract with Indonesian satellite operator AORA TV Sateli. The Chello Zone-owned channel will now be included in AORA’s most widely distributed subscription package, the entry-level tier that includes 26 channels. “This is a …

LONDON: Ludorum has been tapped for a further 26×10-minute season of the preschool hit Chuggington for CBeebies, which also ordered an additional 13×4-minute episodes of the Chuggington mini-series Badge Quest. The order for a third season brings the total number …

HONG KONG: The French-language TV5MONDE network has joined CJ HelloVision’s live streaming platform TVing, adding a further 1 million homes to its Korean reach. TVing launched in May 2010, offering free online access to 20 local channels and paid access …

LONDON: Channel 4 secured a total of 13 nominations for the RTS Television Journalism Awards, followed by the BBC and ITV, which nabbed 11 each. Another outlet that fared well is Sky News, which was shortlisted in eight categories, including …

LOS ANGELES: Lifetime Television has expanded its slate of scripted programming with two new dramas for its schedule, Against the Wall and Exit 19. Each show is slated for a 13-episode run. Against the Wall follows a Chicago police detective …

BURBANK: Super Bowl XLV over the weekend is now the most-watched TV program of all time, according to The Nielsen Company, delivering an average of 111 million viewers to FOX on Sunday night. According to Nielsen, the game was viewed in 53.3 …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has sold the hour-long Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show to the Travel Channel in China. The show aired in November in the U.S. and made its premiere in China this past weekend on the …