World Screen

NEW YORK: USA Network has named Reena Singh as the VP of original scripted programming, responsible for overseeing hit original shows such as Covert Affairs and Fairly Legal. Singh reports to Bill McGoldrick, the executive VP of original scripted programming. She joins USA Network from Universal Cable Production (UCP), where she …

INDIAN LAND: Jeff Arthur has been named the new VP of distribution and affiliate sales for The Inspiration Networks, which includes INSP, Halogen TV and LFC (La Familia Cosmovision). In this position, Arthur will be in charge of developing and managing relationships—both old and new—with cable providers, in an effort …

NEW YORK: Justin Wilkes has been elevated to the position of president of media and entertainment for @radical.media. Wilkes has extensive experience working in the fields of live entertainment, television, digital platforms and feature films. He has been with @radical.media for more than a dozen years, during which time he held the titles …

LOS ANGELES: FOX International Channels (FIC) has promoted Sharon Tal Yguado to executive VP of scripted programming and original development. Her promotion is part of the company’s effort to drive global content strategy into original development. In her new position, Yguado—who already leads FIC’s global development group—will take on the …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company’s fiscal third-quarter profit was up 24 percent, with strong results at its theme parks and solid box-office results from Marvel’s action feature The Avengers. Net income rose to $1.83 billion from the prior year’s $1.47 billion. Revenues were up 4 percent, from $10.67 billion to …

ENGLEWOOD: Liberty Media is planning to spin off the premium pay-TV network Starz as its own independent company. Starz will become a separately listed entity, with a debt of around $1.5 billion. “The senior Starz team and I are very energized by the decision to make Starz its own independent company,” …

LOS ANGELES: The home-entertainment rights for Osiris Entertainment’s Ashes went to Peacock Films in Australia. Ashes, a horror film starring Brian Krause (Charmed), is about a doctor who is trying to find the cure for a new deadly disease. This is the first time the movie will be available in Australia. …

LOS ANGELES: FX Productions has entered into a partnership with Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and their production company, Color Force. Color Force will work to develop series projects from writer-producers as well as secure the rights to published material that can be adapted for TV. Jacobson has held roles at …

NEW YORK: Jenny Bicks, the showrunner of The Big C, sat down with World Screen to discuss the series, which has just been ordered for its fourth and final season, in this video interview.   The dramedy, which stars Laura Linney as a suburban wife and mother with cancer, will …

LOS ANGELES: Shine International has made three new appointments for its North American sales and acquisitions business, including Tania Jacobson being named to the newly created post of senior VP of sales for Canada and head of the Americas. Jacobson joins the company from ITV Studios Global Entertainment, where she …