World Screen

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal has appointed Comcast veteran Marlene Sanchez Dooner as executive VP of Hispanic enterprises and content, reporting to Joe Uva, the chairman of the group. Dooner is currently serving as the senior VP of investor relations at Comcast Corporation; she will transition to NBCU in New York at …

NEW YORK: Syfy is collaborating with Bryan Singer and his Bad Hat Harry Productions on Creature at Bay, a 90-minute pilot script from Universal Cable Productions. Creature at Bay centers on a giant monster that is wrecking havoc on a small town in Northern California. Singer will server as executive …

LOS ANGELES: While there were plenty of new faces among the winners of the Primetime Emmy Awards, the night did have its fare share of repeats, with Homeland's Claire Danes winning for lead actress in a drama, Modern Family taking the top comedy win and Breaking Bad scoring the best …

BURBANK: Michael Riley, the president of ABC Family, is leaving the network, though will remain in the post until a replacement has been found. Riley has led ABC Family since 2010 and has been with The Walt Disney Company for six years. He previously served as general manager of Radio …

LOS ANGELES: This MIPCOM Mission Pictures International (MPI) plans to present a number of films that span such genres as family, drama and comedy. Among the many dramas is Christmas for a Dollar, which focuses on a family's struggle to enjoy the holiday season while coping with financial difficulties and …

NEW YORK: GroupM Entertainment has entered into a partnership with Alloy Digital to develop, produce and market two original episodic web series. GroupM Entertainment will invest in both Chasing: Season 2 and Encore. Both are digital properties conceived of by Alloy Digital and are targeted toward consumers 12 to 34. …

LOS ANGELES: Shady Films, the production company set up by Eminem and Paul Rosenberg, has joined Electus as an equity partner in the hip-hop lifestyle website WatchLOUD.com. WatchLOUD will have an exclusive first look at all digital and TV projects from Shady Films. WatchLOUD and Shady Films first teamed up …

LOS ANGELES: Comedian and author Adam Carolla has been lined up to give the keynote address at this year’s American Film Market (AFM), scheduled for November 6 to 13 in Santa Monica. Carolla is credited with organizing a crowd funding campaign for his new film, Road Hard, through FundAnything.com. He …

NEW YORK: Lauren Zalaznick is leaving NBCUniversal after 12 years with the company, with members of her team now reporting to Jeff Shell, the newly appointed chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, or Cesar Conde, recently tapped as executive VP. Zalaznick was most recently executive VP of NBCUniversal, charged with …

ENGLEWOOD/BURBANK: DISH and The Walt Disney Company have reached a short-term extension for the continued carriage of such networks as ESPN and Disney Channel, avoiding a potential blackout for now. The agreement is for ESPN; Disney Channel; ABC-owned stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham …