NEW YORK: Arabelle Pouliot-Di Crescenzo, the managing director of KABO International, spoke to World Screen Newsflash about growing the company’s format roster, the types of third-party titles she’s looking for and the overall appetite for scripted formats.
Read More »Cast & Contributors Announced for HISTORY’s Barbarians Rising
NEW YORK: Tom Hopper and Steven Waddington have been cast in HISTORY’s upcoming docudrama Barbarians Rising, which will also count on retired U.S. Army General Wesley Clark and Rev. Jesse Jackson as contributors.
Read More »CTV Event Broadcast to Celebrate Canadian Anniversary
TORONTO: CTV has ordered the new crowd-sourced event broadcast Canada in a Day from Screen Siren Pictures to commemorate the country's 150th anniversary next year.
Read More »ESPN & Verizon Reach Settlement Over Skinny Bundles
BRISTOL/NEW YORK: ESPN and Verizon Communications have settled their lawsuit regarding FiOS excluding the sports network from its skinny bundles.
Read More »Fullscreen Rebrands, Reorganizes into Three Units
NEW YORK: Fullscreen Inc. is rebranding as Fullscreen Media as part of a reorganization that will split the company into three divisions: Fullscreen Creator Network, Fullscreen Entertainment and Fullscreen Brandworks.
Read More »Content Media Enters First-Look Deal with Deadpan Pictures
LONDON: Content Media Corporation has inked an exclusive first-look pact with producers Deadpan Pictures.
Read More »Rightster Changes Name to Brave Bison
LONDON: Global multiplatform network Rightster is re-launching worldwide as Brave Bison.
Read More »AMC Central Europe Adds to Programming Slate
BUDAPEST: AMC Networks International – Central Europe has acquired a package from Prime Entertainment Group that includes cinema-focused programs such as Hollywood’s Best Film Directors, among other titles.
Read More »European Online Adspend Surpasses TV
European online advertising has surpassed TV, with a record annual spend of 36.2 billion euros ($41.4 billion) in 2015, according to IAB Europe. The report found marked growth in mobile and video adspend across all surveyed territories, with more than 30 billion euros ($35 billion) in spend added within the last decad
Read More »Discovery Kids LatAm Orders Two More Seasons of DOKI
TORONTO: Portfolio Entertainment has been commissioned to produce seasons three and four of DOKI for Discovery Kids Latin America.
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