World Screen

NEW YORK: Donald Trump has filed a $500 million lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court against Univision after the company declined to air the Miss USA pageant. The mogul is suing for claims of breach of contract, breach …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has teamed up with a trio of leaders in the high-end men's fashion industry to launch new merchandise celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Classic Thunderbirds brand. A deal with British designer Lou …

UNIVERSAL CITY/MEXICO CITY: Backlash over Donald Trump’s recent comments about Mexican immigrants continues to grow, with both NBC and Mexico’s Televisa dumping the beauty pageants the business magnate produces. NBC additionally reaffirmed that Trump would not return to host the …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company is combining its consumer products and interactive units to form Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media (DCPI). DCPI will be run jointly by Leslie Ferraro, co-chair of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media and president …

LONDON: The total number of paying subscribers for Netflix is expected to reach 69.9 million by the end of this year, with a 57 percent increase in international subs. According to Digital TV Research's Global OTT TV & Video Forecasts …

RIO DE JANEIRO: As part of the events of the 2015 International Academy Day in Rio de Janeiro, World Screen's Anna Carugati moderated a debate between Silvio de Abreu, the head of drama at Globo, and Cláudio Torres, founding partner …

LONDON: BBC One has lined up a special broadcast for June 28 in which U.S. President Barack Obama interviews Sir David Attenborough at the White House. The sit-down was recorded in May, on Attenborough's 89th birthday. The two spoke about …

LOS ANGELES: Brian Sullivan, who for the past five years served as the CEO of Sky Deutschland, has been tapped for a newly created post at Fox Networks Group (FNG) as president of digital. Based in Los Angeles, Sullivan will …

NEW YORK/LONDON: MTV is rebranding its international channels, adding several multiplatform features that seek to connect the digital space with the network’s linear broadcast system. MTV International, which is available across 160-plus territories in 32 languages, will now spotlight audience-made …

PARIS: David Michel's Cottonwood Media and Pascal Breton's Federation Entertainment have entered into a long-term partnership, reuniting the former Zodiak execs. As part of the multilayered partnership, Federation Entertainment becomes a key shareholder of Cottonwood Media. Additionally, Michel joins Federation …