World Screen

LOS ANGELES: 3 Ball Productions/Eyeworks USA has upped COO Ross Weintraub to managing director of Eyeworks Distribution, while Adam Greener has been promoted to chief creative officer. Weintraub adds to his day-to-day finance and operations responsibilities, with oversight for the worldwide …

DALLAS: AT&T U-verse has added ESPN 3D to its lineup ahead of this week’s World Cup kickoff, with the channel to deliver in 3D 25 matches from South Africa. Almost 200 live sporting events will be broadcast in 3D in …

SYDNEY: Gus Seebeck, former program manager for sports at Network Ten, has been appointed to manage the ESPN business in Australia and New Zealand. In the newly created role of commercial director, Seebeck will spearhead ESPN’s strategic direction, commercial integration, …

TORONTO: Portfolio International and Disney have firmed up an agreement to bring The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! into 40 territories on Playhouse Disney channels. The first season of 40 half-hour episodes will air on Playhouse …

TORONTO: CPLG Canada has brought on new licensees for Caillou and Pink Cookie Design. New products will be available for Caillou this year. Calego is creating a line of bags, Deco Pac is making cake decorations, Gertex is offering socks …

LAS VEGAS: Fitz Roy Media has firmed up a long-term development deal with Brothers Entertainment Merchandising (BEM) and Odd Rods Productions for Odd Rods, the motoring property that became popular in the 1970s as a trading-card series. Fitz Roy is …

BRUSSELS: The Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT), which represents the interests of the region’s commercial broadcasters, is calling on the Greek government to revisit its decision to impose a 20-percent tax on television advertising. The trade body, which …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) has again been named the exclusive international distributor for Spike TV’s Scream 2010, an awards event that honors the best in sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic genres. AHDI has served as the exclusive international …

LOS ANGELES/MANILA: Roxanne Barcelona, who heads up acquisitions for Philippines-based broadcaster GMA Network, saw a “marked improvement” in the drama and comedy slates presented by the Hollywood studios this year as compared with the 2009 offerings. “This year’s new shows …

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG/SEOUL/TOKYO/NEW YORK: MTV Networks Asia and GigaMedia are co-developing the first Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) based on a Nickelodeon property, SpongeBob SquarePants. The SpongeBob MMOG will launch in 2011 in multiple languages for players in China, Korea, Japan, …