World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Kevin Reilly has been promoted from president of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) to the chairman post. The elevated role will see him take on oversight for all programming, scheduling, marketing, research, digital and business affairs at the network. He joined FOX in 2007 and before that …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Michael J. Fox, who rose to fame 30 years ago on the NBC series Family Ties, is headed back to the network in a brand-new as-yet-untitled comedy, produced by Sony Pictures Television and Olive Bridge Entertainment. The network has made a commitment for 22 episodes. The show, which …

LOS ANGELES: Chris Culvenor is transitioning from Shine Australia to Shine America, where he has been named senior VP of development. Based in Los Angeles, Culvenor will be overseeing the day-to-day unscripted development. He comes from Shine Australia, where he has overseen the development and sale of programs across a …

GLENDALE: Animated feature films produced by DreamWorks Animation for release in 2013 through 2017 are to be distributed by Twentieth Century Fox. A new five-year deal sees Fox receiving a distribution fee on worldwide theatrical and home-video gross receipts as well as on international TV and certain digital rights, including …

LOS ANGELES: The upcoming ninth season of the NBC comedy The Office is confirmed to be its last. Greg Daniels will return as showrunner for the final season, taking over from Paul Lieberstein. Daniels helmed the series for its first five seasons. The Office is coming off of its lowest-rated year, …

MIAMI: Univision News has partnered with YouTube to provide coverage of the upcoming Democratic and Republican conventions as well as the U.S. presidential election for the YouTube Elections Hub. Coverage kicks off today and runs through November 6, which is election day. The Univision News team will be contributing exclusive …

BURBANK: ABC is moving Jimmy Kimmel Live to the 11:35 p.m. slot as of January 8, in an effort to "capitalize on ratings momentum, higher ad demand and greater revenue upside," according to the network. Jimmy Kimmel Live is the only late-night broadcast talk show to have increased in total …

NEW YORK: The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has named actor and producer David Michaels, who founded TV Cares, as the senior executive director of the Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards. At the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Michaels served as co-chairman of the Daytime Emmy Awards, serving …

NEW YORK: Aimee Viles has been elevated from VP of emerging media at Bravo Media to the senior VP post of the division, which covers mobile apps, interactive TV, gaming and other platforms. Viles reports to Lisa Hsia, the executive VP of digital for Bravo. Viles has been with the company …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has taken on three new telefilms geared toward teens and young adults. Pop Stars, featuring Christian Serratos (Twilight), Ross Thomas (Soul Surfer), Rachele Brooke Smith (Bring It On: Fight to the Finish), Robert Adamson (Princess Protection Program) and Eric Roberts (The Expendables), is about a singer who …