World Screen

NEW YORK: Sir David Attenborough, Amy Schumer, Neil deGrasse Tyson and John Oliver were among the honorees at the 74th annual Peabody Awards Ceremony, which took place last night in New York City and recognized the best storytelling in electronic …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2015 issue of World Screen. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU), created by Dick Wolf, is part of one of the most successful franchises in the history of television. Now in its …

BURBANK: Jae H. Chang has been elevated to the role of VP of sales for Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD). Chang, who is based in Seoul, will continue to manage all forms of TV content licensing, including linear terrestrial, …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has appointed David Miller to the newly created role of VP of digital games, tasked with expanding the reach of ITVS GE’s children’s brands in the digital games marketplace. Miller will be reporting …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) Licensing has announced a number of international retail programs for some of its biggest brands, including the launch of Peppa Pig construction toys across various territories next year. The new construction range will be based …

NEW YORK: Caitlin Meek-O’Connor, the head of acquisitions at Beyond Distribution, tells World Screen about the types of shows she’s looking to acquire for the factual and kids’ programming slates.   Earlier this year, Beyond Distribution brought in Meek-O’Connor, a …

SANTA MONICA: Hulu has renewed Deadbeat, an original comedy series starring Tyler Labine (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil), for a 13-episode third season. Deadbeat centers on a hapless medium who helps New York ghosts resolve their unfinished business. Starring alongside …

PARIS: Dana Walden and Gary Newman, the chairmen and CEOs of Fox Television Group, are to jointly receive the honor of MIPCOM 2015 Personalities of the Year. This marks the first time that two industry leaders have jointly received the …

LONDON: Ink Group and Global New Age Media (GNAM) are combining their services under the newly formed INK ALC banner, which will service the Russian CIS, MENA and the SEA regions as well as the Nordics. The combined entity will …

LONDON: India, Russia and Brazil are expected to drive gains in the global satellite TV market, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The new Global Satellite TV Forecasts report reveals that the number of pay satellite TV—DBS …