World Screen

NEW YORK: CBS has hired Stacy Mandelberg as VP of limited series and event programming, a newly created position that reports to both Nina Tassler, the president of CBS Entertainment, and David Stapf, the president of CBS Television Studios. Mandelberg will acquire, develop and oversee production of short-run scripted programming …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Eric Shiu has been appointed VP of marketing and communications at Entertainment One (eOne) Television. Shiu will be overseeing eOne TV's worldwide marketing and communications efforts from its L.A. hub. Shiu will work closely with the marketing divisions of the company's broadcast and digital partners to create and …

CANNES: For broadcasters looking to fill their holiday slots, there is Mance Media’s special Magic Man, featuring Greg Frewin. The company also has a wealth of series for buyers looking for lifestyle content and docu-series. This includes The Bartenders, about Manhattan-based mixologists, and Real Heroes Among Us, which tells stories …

CANNES: Episodic procedural shows with distinct lead characters are in demand globally, according to Belinda Menendez, the president of NBCUniversal International Television Distribution and Universal Networks International. “These are the series that bring in the largest audiences around the world,” she says. “In Ironside and Chicago PD, we have two …

TORONTO: This fall Breakthrough Entertainment's True Heroines and Producing Parker are due to debut on Hulu and Hulu Plus in the U.S. True Heroines is a science-fiction dramedy produced by True Heroines Entertainment for the web. The show is about a trio of 1950s housewives who possess superpowers. The cast …

LOS ANGELES: A new study from research firm MarketCast finds that American TV viewers 18 to 49 are looking to maximize control, minimize cost and streamline the TV viewing and subscription experience. The study, TV Re-Packaged: How Viewers See the Future of the Medium, finds that a la carte TV …

ATLANTA: Turner Broadcasting System has agreed to a long-term distribution deal with Verizon for its networks to be available to FiOS TV customers across a variety of screens. As part of the pact, FiOS TV subscribers will get on-demand programming as well as live streaming for all major Turner networks, …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has picked up the international distribution rights for 36 titles from Feature Films for Families, led by such talent as Katherine Hiegl, Robert Englund, Mark Moses, James Earl Jones and Alfre Woodward. Movies include Wish Upon a Star, Gunther and the Paper Brigade, Just in Time, …

LOS ANGELES: BoPaul Media Worldwide (BMW) has taken the worldwide rights for Villa Captive, a French-American rape-revenge movie. The film, which was directed by Emmanuel Silvestre, was released last year in France. It has already been picked up in the U.S., Canada, Germany, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, France, Japan and …

NEEDHAM: Echo Bridge Entertainment has elevated Gilda Demirtas and Susan Hewitt to VPs of international distribution, and picked up the international rights for two movies. In their new roles, Demirtas and Hewitt will be responsible for sales in a number of new territories. Demirtas will be charged with Germany, Eastern …