World Screen

LONDON: Vodafone has confirmed that it is in the early stages of discussions with Liberty Global regarding a possible exchange of selected assets between the two companies. "There is no certainty that any transaction will be agreed, nor is there …

ISTANBUL: Home to a content export business worth more than $200 million annually, Turkey will take center stage at MIPCOM this October, with a slate of highlights that includes a screening of the follow-up to the megahit Magnificent Century. The …

TORONTO: The two-hour original movie Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables from Breakthrough Entertainment is slated to debut on Corus Entertainment’s YTV in early 2016. Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, based on the classic Anne series of …

NEW YORK: Showtime has officially unveiled its stand-alone internet streaming service, which will debut in early July, with Apple as its first partner. Subscribers will have unlimited on demand access to every season of award-winning Showtime original series, and hundreds …

NEW YORK: According to PwC's annual Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2015-2019, the so-called "divide" between digital and traditional media has become irrelevant in the minds and spending habits of consumers, as global E&M spending is set to reach $771 …

NEW YORK: SPI International has revealed that four channels from the FilmBox brand are slated to launch on Sprint in Bulgaria, while eight are headed to OVY Network in Botswana. Sprint subscribers in Bulgaria will soon have access to FilmBox …

LOS GATOS: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings took to Facebook to shoot down speculation that the streaming service may begin running third-party advertising during its programs. Last week, a small set of users began to see pre- and post-roll ads on …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2015 issue of World Screen. What do American Idol, Fifty Shades of Grey, Good Times, Bad Times, The Cat in the Hat, Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time, Scènes de Ménages, The …

LOS ANGELES: HBO was the most awarded network with seven wins at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards, followed by FX with four wins. Olive Kitteridge (HBO) was the most honored program with three wins. It won for best limited series, and …

LONDON: Despite a recent slight decline, television remains by far the most popular of all media globally, attracting 183.9 minutes of consumption a day in 2014, according to the latest figures from ZenithOptimedia. According to ZenithOptimedia's Media Consumption Forecasts, people …