World Screen

NEW YORK: Discovery Communications’ licensing arm is scheduled to launch this fall a new resort program offering travelers Discovery-inspired vacations. The new initiative, developed by Discovery Consumer Products in collaboration with Scottford Hospitality, will be called Discovery Destinations. Travelers will …

WASHINGTON, D.C./NEW YORK: A $725 million deal sees 21st Century Fox taking majority control of the National Geographic brand. 21st Century Fox and The National Geographic Society have been partners for 18 years and are expanding on this collaboration. A …

NEW YORK: The digital edition for World Screen's September/Pre-MIPCOM issue is now available, featuring a report that spotlights how leading distributors are serving the rising appetite for drama series across the globe. View the digital edition here. The issue also …

PREMIUM: Paul Anderson, who was recently promoted to CEO of Ten Network Holdings, is concentrating his efforts on building upon Ten’s numerous gains, without forgetting the many contributions Ten has made to the Australian television landscape in its 50-year history. …

LONDON: Industry veteran Kevin Dickie has been appointed as the senior VP of channels for the U.K. and EMEA at Scripps Networks Interactive. In his newly created role, Dickie is charged with content and brand strategy for the region's portfolio …

LONDON: The 100 top pay-TV services in the informitv Multiscreen Index gained nearly 4 million subscribers in the second quarter of 2015, with operators in Europe, the Middle East and Africa reporting the greatest gains. Operators in EMEA added 2.35 …

LOS ANGELES: At this year's MIPCOM, BoPaul Media Worldwide plans to present The Miracle Worker and Miss America: Behind the Crown, a pair of recently acquired vintage television movies produced by Raymond Katz. The Miracle Worker stars Patty Duke Astin …

LONDON: DHX Media's Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG) has appointed Virginie Kleinclaus-Renard, a seasoned L&M exec, as its managing director for France. In her new role, Kleinclaus-Renard will work under Peter Byrne, the company's CEO. She has two decades of …

SEATTLE: Amazon subsidiary Amazon Web Services is acquiring video reformat specialist Elemental Technologies, positioning itself as a key player in the web-video gold rush. Though terms of the deal haven’t been released, media reports state that Amazon Web Services is …

NEW YORK: Jeffrey Tambor, the star of Transparent, discusses with World Screen his role on the show, in which he portrays a transgender woman named Maura Pfefferman. One of Hollywood’s most versatile and prolific actors, Jeffrey Tambor has specialized in …