World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Andrew Plotkin, formerly the senior VP of original programming at Syfy, has joined New Regency in the role of executive VP of television. Plotkin will be responsible for developing programming and overseeing TV production at New Regency. He will report to Brad Weston, the company’s president and CEO. …

LOS ANGELES: A 13-episode order has been given to the comedy Legit, starring Australian comedian Jim Jefferies, to join FX’s original series roster. Jefferies plays a comedian named Jim, who has a series of misguided attempts to become legitimate in life. He is supported by his best friend Steve, played …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Robert Hayes is joining NBC Entertainment in the newly created position of executive VP of digital media, as the company continues to increase its focus on multiplatform programming and marketing initiatives. Hayes comes to NBC from Iconic Entertainment, where he’s been serving as COO. There, he created premium VOD channels …

NEW YORK: The first season of the hit British sci-fi show Misfits is getting its U.S. television premiere, debuting on the Logo channel this summer. The 6×1-hour first season launches July 19 at 10 p.m. on Logo. The show is distributed by BBC Worldwide and is produced by Clerkenwell Films. "We’re …

RESTON: New comScore research finds that tablet users are nearly three times more likely to watch video on their device compared to smartphone users. comScores TabLens reveals that tablets have reached critical mass in the U.S., with one in ever four smartphone owners using tablets during a three-month average period …

RESTON: A study of ten broadcast and cable network brands showed that an average of 90 percent of consumers engaging with a brand did so on TV, while 25 percent did so online and 12 percent through online video, according to a new white paper from comScore and the Coalition …

LOS ANGELES: ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, along with TeleFutura, Telemundo and Univision, are applying their TV content ratings to the online delivery of shows, starting in December 2012. Parents will be able to use the TV ratings system that usually appears in the upper left-hand corner of the TV screen for …

BURBANK: The Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) is acquiring Alloy Entertainment, behind hits such as Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars, from ZelnickMedia. The two have already established a successful track record of collaborating; five of Alloy’s properties and being produced and distributed by WBTVG, including The Vampire Diaries, Lying …

LOS ANGELES: Showtime Networks has appointed Robin Gurney as senior VP of original programming, joining the company after having been with Imagine Television for the last seven years. Gurney will work on the development and creative oversight of Showtime original series. She will report to Gary Levine, the executive VP of original …

LOS ANGELES: The HBO series Game of Thrones is the most pirated TV show of the season, with nearly 4 million downloads per episode, according to TorrentFreak, which reports on Internet file-sharing. The series had 3.9 million downloads per episode. How I Met Your Mother was second, with 2.83 million downloads per …