World Screen

PARIS: Taking place as part of the new Connected Creativity Forum event at MIPTV, CC Ventures provides an opportunity for selected start-up companies to pitch to leading venture capital investors, media funds and entertainment executives looking for innovations in the …

VINCENNES: Former Millimages exec Marc Dhrami has been named head of production financing and co-productions at Gaumont-Alphanim, with Jérémie Fajner, deputy managing director of production financing and business development, exiting the company. Dhrami reports to Pierre Belaïsch, the managing director …

MANILA/SINGAPORE: Nickelodeon Asia will launch a dedicated feed for its viewers in the Philippines on April 1, offering up customized marketing opportunities for local advertisers and cable platforms. “The Philippines continues to be an increasingly important market for us, and …

PARIS: Moonscoop has wrapped up a number of deals across Asia, boosting its presence in the region following last month’s ATF in Singapore. Truevisions of Thailand picked up Gasp and The DaVincibles, while pubcaster PBS grabbed Chloe’s Closet and season two …

SINGAPORE: AXN Beyond, SPE Networks—Asia’s entertainment channel that is available in about 13 markets in the region, has picked up the rights to the Syfy series Being Human and to Starz’s upcoming Camelot. AXN Beyond viewers across Asia will be …

NEW YORK: The Logo docu-reality series The A-List: New York is returning for a second season this fall. Season one currently ranks as the second most-watched series in Logo’s history. Production on the second season of 11 new hour-long episodes …

TORONTO: Knowledge Network Corporation is to become BBC Worldwide’s new joint-venture partner in BBC Kids, with plans to maintain the Canadian channel as a home for educational and entertaining programming for children and youth aged 2 to 17. The channel is …

BEVERLY HILLS: Australian film and TV actor Liam McIntyre is taking over the title role in the second season of Starz’ Spartacus. The part was played in the first season of Spartacus: Blood and Sand by Andy Whitfield, who has …

TORONTO: 9 Story Entertainment has received an order for an additional 14 episodes of its animated comedy Almost Naked Animals from Canada’s YTV. The series features free-spirited animated animals in their underwear that run a beach-front hotel. The series premiered …

HAMBURG/MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has picked up a 49-percent interest in Studio Hamburg DocLights, a production company that specializes in nature films, documentaries and factual entertainment. Studio Hamburg Produktion Gruppe retains 51 percent of the shares in the outfit, which will …