World Screen

HOLLYWOOD: Patrick O'Meara and Josh Canter have accepted full-time positions within Mance Media's international sales team, while Linda Jin has been hired to handle acquisitions for the company. O'Meara will be charged with Asia Pacific territories; Canter is responsible for Scandinavia and the Netherlands. Jin is expected to manage incoming …

LOS ANGELES: Dave Davis, currently the CFO at Global Eagle Entertainment, is taking on expanded responsibilities as the company's chief operating officer. Davis will be responsible for the operating, administrative and shared services functions at the company. His priorities will be to integrate the businesses that Global Eagle has acquired, …

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has added two Tyler Perry shows to its catalogue after securing international distribution rights from OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Both series—The Haves and the Have Nots and Love Thy Neighbor—are produced by Tyler Perry Studios, which is owned and run by the actor/director/playwright. The shows recently …

BEVERLY HILLS: In its letter to shareholders announcing Q4 financials, Netflix said that strong international net additions and shrinking contribution losses have helped to confirm its belief that European expansion is a solid bet. "We’re making great progress internationally, with strong member growth and contribution profit/loss improving sequentially in all …

NEW YORK: David Bernath and Barbara Zaneri have been tapped to lead a newly formed unit at Viacom to coordinate all program acquisitions for the company's U.S. networks, including Comedy Central, MTV, Spike TV and Nickelodeon. The Program Acquisitions Group will manage planning and analysis, inventory management, the acquisition process …

BURBANK: Wipeout, a series that features the world's largest extreme obstacle course, is coming back to ABC for a seventh season. For the first time, winners will be brought together at the end of the season to take part in a "Tournament of Champions." John Anderson, John Henson and Jill …

BURBANK: FremantleMedia International has promoted Hayley Dickson to the newly created role of VP of TV acquisitions and development for global content. Dickson will be leading the North American division of the global content group. She will be focusing on entertainment, factual, lifestyle, drama and comedy. She also heads up …

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted the exclusive broadcasting rights in the Caribbean to International Media Content (IMC), which is the parent company of SportsMax, for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. IMC picked up the exclusive English-language broadcast rights for all media platforms, excluding the Internet …

MIAMI: The wealthy and traditional Mexican-American family the Marins, dubbed the Latino Kardashians, are the focus of the new docu-soap Tequila Sisters, on offer from Lionsgate Entertainment. Also a top offering from the company is Chasing Life, which marks the first series produced by Lionsgate’s South Shore joint venture with …

SANTA MONICA: dick clark productions has set up a new division focused on international distribution as well as the acquisition, financing and creation of new shows, with an initial slate that includes the American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. The new division will also handle the distribution of the …