Top Stories

LONDON: Jorg Roth, the managing director of Zodiak International, takes on a new role at Zodiak Entertainment, running the central entertainment division. As the COO of entertainment, Roth will be responsible for building a new central unit to support the …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has appointed Keith Hindle as regional CEO for the Americas, covering the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Latin America and the Caribbean. Hindle will develop, set and implement a strategy for FME’s Americas’ businesses, reporting to David Ellender, …

LONDON: National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has taken on 20 new hours of programming, striking deals with four independent producers. The science title Catching Cancer is being produced by Australia’s December Films, in association with Pemberton Films for ABC Australia. …

LONDON: Loveland, a dating format with a 21st-century twist, has secured five more option deals through Target Entertainment Group. Nine Network in Australia, DM Productions in the Netherlands, Rochstar in Poland, Stefi Productions in Greece and Endemol in Italy have …

UNIVERSAL CITY: After weeks of speculation, NBC has confirmed that Chuck will return to the schedule for a third season, with sandwich chain Subway on board as a "major sponsor." "This innovative partnership is a perfect example of the effectiveness of the …

HONG KONG: SPE Networks—Asia (SPENA) has upped two executives on its senior management team, with a number of other changes to the middle management. Voo Chih Yeong has been promoted from executive director to VP of affiliate sales and marketing. …

NEW YORK: After announcing its new pickups at its Infront presentation earlier this month, NBC unveiled its fall and midseason grids today, as well as formally renewed Law & Order for a record 20th season. The network presented two grids, for …

NEW YORK: José Tillan has been named general manager and executive VP of MTV Tr3s, and will be based in New York and Miami. Tillan was the senior VP of content and creative for MTV/VH1 Latin America. Reporting to Stephen Friedman, the general …

LONDON: Sky1 has secured the exclusive U.K. rights to ALL3MEDIA International’s The Lion Man, which looks at the relationship Craig Busch has with these animals. The show had initially been aired for broadcast on Sky Real Lives and Sky3, but, after performing …

LOS ANGELES: The International Sexy Ladies Show, featuring clips of women from provocative TV programming from around the world, kicks off on G4 on June 7 at 9:30 p.m. as part of the channel’s Duty Free TV programming block.  Each episode …