World Screen

SILVER SPRING: As of February 1, FitTV will be rebranded as Discovery Fit & Health, featuring a slate that combines the fitness programming of the current channel with the real-life stories from the now defunct Discovery Health. Discovery Fit & …

NEW YORK: Ben Silverman’s Electus has set up a global distribution division with its acquisition of Engine Entertainment, the venture founded by former Power executive Chris Philip. The new division, Electus/Engine Distribution, will be led by Philip as president. He will …

NEW YORK: Randy Falco, former chairman and CEO of AOL and president and COO of NBC Universal Television Group, has been hired as the executive VP and COO of Univision Communications. Falco will oversee all revenue-generating functions for the company, …

MUNICH: SevenOne International has sold the format rights to the Sat.1 comedy Danni Lowinski to CBS Television Studios. CBS Television Studios will produce the pilot for the dramedy for consideration at The CW. The pilot, starring Amanda Walsh (Sons & …

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted Instituto Cubano de Radio y Televisión (ICRT) the free-TV and radio broadcast rights to the London 2012 Olympic Games. “Cuba has a strong Olympic tradition, and over the years Cuban athletes have …

Covering 95 percent of all U.S. Hispanic TV homes, and accompanied by online and mobile platforms, Univision is the leading Spanish-language network in the U.S. For 50 years it has been serving the Hispanic community with an ever-popular mix of …

HYDERABAD/PARIS: DQ Entertainment has brought France’s M6 on board as a co-production partner on the 52×13-minute second season of Le Petit Nicolas (Little Nick), a CGI series budgeted at about 7.7 million euros. DQE holds the Asian rights to the show, …

MADRID: Zinkia and master toy licensee Bandai have named Giochi Preziosi as the master toy distributor in Italy for Pocoyo.  The Pocoyo range is set to be released in Italy in spring 2011. The line will feature plushes, figurines, vehicles …

LONDON/SINGAPORE: BBC Worldwide Channels has clinched a carriage deal for CBeebies with Skycable in the Philippines. This marks the channel’s entry into the Filipino market, following rollouts in South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Australia, Mexico, …

LONDON/TEL AVIV: Israel marks the 64th localized version of the MTV service, which launched as a Hebrew-language channel on HOT and YES through a deal between MTV Networks International (MTVNI) and Ananey Communications.  Targeted at 16- to 34-year-olds, MTV Israel airs …