World Screen

MIAMI: Global Agency’s drama slate is led by the new series Magnificent Century Kosem, which will be offered to buyers at NATPE.

MIAMI: Gonul, the story of a strong woman who is able to stand up and fight for her happiness, is a top title for Eccho Rights at NATPE, along with several other Turkish dramas.

MIAMI: Brazil-based Band Content Distribution will arrive at NATPE hoping to attract new partnerships by offering content for different platforms.

LOS ANGELES: Stephen David Entertainment is working with Alta Loma Entertainment to co-produce a miniseries about the life of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.

LOS ANGELES: Gunpowder & Sky (G&S) is a brand-new independent studio that has been launched by Van Toffler, former CEO of Viacom Media Networks Music Group; Floris Bauer, former global head of strategy at Endemol; and Otter Media, the joint venture formed between The Chernin Group and AT&T.

NEW YORK: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has extended a deal with Mexico’s Televisa for 400 hours of Nickelodeon titles as part of various sales closed ahead of NATPE.

NEW YORK: World Screen’s Anna Carugati is moderating the NATPE session Multi-National Companies in a Multiplatform World, which will feature executives from Zodiak Media, Modern Times Group (MTG), Keshet International and Z Living Network.

TORONTO: Canada's Corus Entertainment has made an agreement to acquire all of Shaw Media for C$2.65 billion.

NEW YORK: In December, of all the new programs to launch globally NBC's The Wiz Live! stirred up the most buzz in social media, with some 1.6 million tweets, according to The WIT.

LOS ANGELES: Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, will moderate a conversation at NATPE with Norman Lear and Quincy Jones. The discussion is part of the Storytellers and Pop Culture track at NATPE Miami 2016. It is set for Wednesday, …