World Screen

MADRID: Audiovisual From Spain has a number of animation, fiction, documentary and movie producers, as well as distributors from Spain, heading out to Budapest for DISCOP East. Imira Entertainment is highlighting two preschool series. The Happets centers on a group …

LOS ANGELES: Jason Hirschhorn, who has been co-president of MySpace since February, is leaving the social-networking site. He confirmed his departure via Twitter: “Yes i am moving back to NYC. Concrete jungle where dreams are made of.” He added, “I …

PARIS: The fourth annual DISCOPRO training and pitching program is set for Tuesday, June 22, one day ahead of the opening of DISCOP East in Budapest. With delegate attendance already up by 20 percent, DISCOPRO kicks off with a series …

LONDON: Neil Chugani is exiting BBC Worldwide to join Shine Group this September as chief financial officer. Chugani, most recently CFO and executive director of BBC Worldwide, will report to Shine Group’s CEO and chairman, Elisabeth Murdoch, and president, Alex …

LOS ANGELES: New DTH platforms in Taiwan and Vietnam have added The MGM Channel to their lineups. The MGM Channel launches on the DishHD platform in Taiwan today, following on a launch of The MGM Channel on the K+ platform, operated …

SANTA MONICA: Debmar-Mercury and ITV Studios have teamed up for the new talk show The Chefs, with Debmar-Mercury acquiring the worldwide ownership rights to the series, while ITV Studios handles the international distribution. Debmar-Mercury will likely offer a multi-week on-air test …

HONG KONG: VTC Multimedia Corporation’s newly launched Vietnamese DTH platform is adding six channels from Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific to its lineup. VTC will distribute CNN International, Cartoon Network, HLN, Boomerang, TCM Turner Classic Movies and truTV, beginning July …

NEW YORK: The newly created post of senior VP of development at Oxygen Media is being filled by Cori Abraham, who for the past six years has served as VP of development for Bravo. Abraham will oversee the network’s development …

LONDON: Darren Poynton has been appointed to the dual roles of heading up finance in London for National Geographic Television International (NGTI) and serving as VP of international development for the recently announced National Geographic Ventures International (NGVI). At NGVI, …

NEW YORK: Next New Networks’ Indy Mogul, an online network for independent filmmakers, has produced a six-part series of co-branded HD interstitial programming, FX Reboot, to run across the Epix channel, website and on Indy Mogul’s online network. With FX …