World Screen

MIAMI: Joshua Mintz, who has been serving as VP of strategic development at Telemundo Studios, is to become the senior executive VP at Telemundo Entertainment. Mintz will be responsible for the overall entertainment development and programming strategy of the Telemundo …

LOS ANGELES: Crown Media Holdings, which operates Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel, has promoted four senior executives as part of a restructuring. Susanne McAvoy has been upped from senior VP of marketing to executive VP of the division. She …

TORONTO: Multiple territory sales have been confirmed by Portfolio International on the hit animated series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, including a slot on Disney Channel in Spain. Also having signed up the show are …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Channel and Film Garden Entertainment are teaming up for the ten-part series Hogs Gone Wild, which spotlights the issues arising from the increasing population of wild hogs that are roaming the U.S. The reproduction rate of these …

NEW YORK: The Belgian network Acht (8) has dedicated a branded block for Sundance Channel prgoramming, to air Friday nights in prime time starting January 28. The block will feature Sundance Channel original series, including Iconoclasts, the Forest Whitaker-produced Brick …

PASADENA: An Idiot Abroad, from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, is headed to Science Channel, which has also greenlit Prophets of Science Fiction, produced by Ridley Scott. The comedic duo behind the acclaimed series The Office and Extras, Gervais and …

UNIVERSAL CITY: The one-hour pilot episode of the highly anticipated superhero drama series The Cape is available a week ahead of the show’s premiere on NBC, January 5 through 8, via DC Comics’ free comic book iPad app. This marks …

LOS ANGELES: A Squared Entertainment (A2) has pacted with India’s Tata Elxsi to set up a joint venture aimed at creating, developing and distributing original brands, including animated entertainment and digital gaming. Tata Elxsi is part of the $70 Billion …

LOS ANGELES: In the wake of Tony Vinciquerra stepping down at Fox Network Group (FNG), a corporate restructure sees David Haslingden taking on the role of president and COO, with Hernan Lopez taking over Haslingden’s CEO post at Fox International …

ENGLEWOOD: After having put itself up for sale six months ago, the movie-streaming service Move Networks has been acquired by EchoStar Advanced Technologies. EchoStar, which spun off from satellite provider DISH Network three years ago, develops and distributes set-top boxes …