World Screen

NEW YORK: David Kline is to join Viacom on November 1 from Discovery Communications, serving in the role of senior VP of technology and chief information officer for Viacom and MTV Networks. Kline will oversee the MTV Networks online technology and interactive …

LONDON/NEW YORK: Classic Media has firmed up a multi-year broadcast deal with Germany’s KI.KA: Der Kinderkanal for the tween series My Life Me. The 52×11-minute animated series has sold to a number of other territories as well, including Canada (TELETOON), …

LONDON: Some 230 hours of programming from Cineflix International Distribution are headed to broadcasters across Nordic territories via a raft of new agreements. In Denmark, Cold Blood was picked up by Viasat Broadcasting. Viasat also took on Princess and Property …

LOS ANGELES: The American Film Market (AFM), which takes place November 3 to 10, will feature the screenings of 409 films, of which 49 are world premieres and 287 are market premieres. The films come from 70-plus countries. Among the …

NEW DELHI: Turner is aligning with India’s leading DTH platform, Tata Sky, for a daily branded block delivering content from Cartoon Network. CN+ will be part of the Actve Wizkids service on Tata Sky’s. Airing daily from 6:00 a.m. to midnight, CN+ will …

LONDON: UKTV has picked up the exclusive rights to the third season of Sanctuary from Syfy UK for its entertainment channel Watch. Sanctuary will take a 9 p.m. time slot. The 20×1-hour series follows the adventures of a scientist who …

TORONTO: Pam Slavin, Toni Stevens and Bill Fox have come together to form Wizard Hat Productions, a new family entertainment company. Slavin has more than 20 years in the industry, having worked on a number of popular children’s shows. Her …

DOHA: As managing director of Al Jazeera English, Al Anstey takes on responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the news channel across its 65 international bureaus. Anstey was one of the founders of AJE and was a key member to …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has hired Michael Kot as its new senior VP of factual entertainment within its television division, joining from a role as VP of original factual content for Canwest channels. Kot will report to Laszlo Barna, …

LONDON: Simon Lupton, who previously served as an executive editor for comedy commissioning at the BBC, has been hired by DLT Entertainment as a production development consultant. Lupton will be working alongside John Bartlett to develop new comedy projects for …