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Sara Alessi

Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. She can be reached at salessi@worldscreen.com.

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Sixth DISCOP Istanbul to Welcome 750-Plus Participants

February 26, 2016

LOS ANGELES/ISTANBUL: Basic Lead and Globus Fairs, co-organizers of the upcoming DISCOP Istanbul, are preparing to host more than 750 delegates, with 100-plus distribution and production companies expected to attend the event.

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Nick & Spike Prep Lip Sync Battle Jr.

February 23, 2016

NEW YORK: Spike and Nickelodeon are partnering with the team behind Lip Sync Battle, Casey Patterson Entertainment and Matador, to develop a kid-themed spin-off.

Case Study: Cash Cab

January 11, 2016

The multi-Emmy Award-winning game-show format Cash Cab gives unsuspecting folks the opportunity to win a small fortune when they hail what they believe to be a normal taxicab, before discovering that they have stepped into a quiz show on wheels. The driver …