World Screen

NEW YORK: ION Television has acquired more than 85 feature films to add to its slate, inking deals with Hollywood studios such as Warner Bros., Twentieth Century Fox and Sony Pictures Television. The deal with Warner Bros. includes 44 films, with …

LOS ANGELES: The Hub is to air a five-part original mini-series, from November 29 to December 3, that showcases the soon-to-launch CGI-animated series Transformers: Prime. Ahead of the event, The Hub will feature a sneak preview of the Transformers: Prime …

NEW YORK: CKx, the parent company of 19 Entertainment that was being eyed by former chief Robert Sillerman, Simon Fuller and several private-equity firms, has taken itself off the auction block. A statement from the firm, which also owns the rights …

LONDON: A new inflight deal sees programming from BBC Worldwide supplied to British Airways, which will now feature branded channel environments for BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies. Starting in December, British Airways’ in-flight entertainment service will feature the new …

LOS ANGELES: Denise Richards and Stacey Dash are to co-host Night Tales, the new branded horror film and TV franchise from Jamie Foxx and Deon Taylor’s No Brainer Films. Night Tales Presents is a new genre label dedicated to producing …

CALGARY: With its acquisition of Canwest Global Communications Corp.’s broadcasting assets complete, Shaw Communications has renamed the business as Shaw Media and has announced its senior leadership team. “The Asper family built a broadcasting organization which served our country well," said …

FRANKLIN: The faith-based studio Big Idea Entertainment has promoted Mike Nawrocki, VeggieTales co-creator and VP of development, to executive VP of Big Idea Entertainment Studios, giving him oversight and leadership for all productions. Big Idea Entertainment has tapped Mark Steele, …

LONDON: Disney, Viacom, Mattel and Hasbro are said to be among the potential bidders for HIT Entertainment, with Apax Partners close to appointing a bank to manage the sale process. According to the U.K.’s Telegraph, Apax has shortlisted UBS and Bank …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications and the National Football League (NFL) have extended their existing partnership with a range of new cross-platform initiatives. Univision continues to serve as the official Spanish-language network radio broadcaster of the NFL and continues to jointly …

NEW YORK: Maura Regan has been upped to senior VP and general manager of global consumer products at Sesame Workshop, where Jessica Giat has been brought on to serve as VP of licensing and partner relations. Regan reports to Sherrie …