World Screen

MUNICH, September 11: News Corporation’s Mark Williams has been appointed to succeed Michael Börnicke as CEO of Premiere following his sudden resignation for “personal reasons.” Börnicke has resigned with immediate effect after being released from his contract. His successor, Mark …

RESTON, September 11: Americans watched 11.4 billion videos online in July, according to comScore, accounting for a total of 558 million hours. YouTube remains the behemoth of this space, with a 44-percent share—there were 5 billion videos viewed on the …

MEXICO CITY/NEW YORK, September 11: Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim Helú has picked up a 6.4-percent interest in The New York Times Company, reports indicate. Slim, said to be the wealthiest man in the world with an estimated $60 billion …

HILVERSUM, September 11: Paul Römer has been tapped as the global head of programming at Endemol, which sees him exiting his position as the managing director of the company’s Dutch operations. Römer will manage the Global Creative Team, a network …

BURBANK, September 11: Andrew Millstein has been named general manager for Walt Disney Animation Studios, while Jim Morris will serve as general manager for Pixar Animation Studios. Both executives will be responsible for guiding overall operations of their respective studios …

SAN DIEGO, September 11: Amazon’s video-on-demand service is now available to Sony’s BRAVIA TV sets, delivering premium movies and TV shows via the Internet Video Link module. Amazon Video On Demand offers immediate access to premium, commercial-free movies and TV …

HOLLYWOOD, September 11: Paramount Pictures and W!LDBRAIN have teamed up to develop a feature film based on Kidrobot limited-edition toys for the Nickelodeon Movies family label. The movie, produced by former Paramount executive Scott Aversano, will be the first in …

SINGAPORE, September 11: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has been awarded the global commercial rights to cricket’s Champions League Twenty20 across a variety of platforms until 2017. The deal includes the rights for all matches in the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 …

NEW YORK, September 11: A new series for MTV’s U.S. college network, mtvU, and for its global portfolio of channels brings together digital artists for a multiplatform initiative inspired by HP’s “The Computer is Personal Again” campaign. The short-form series, …

LONDON, September 11: CBBC and political commentator Jonathan Dimbleby will lead a nationwide search across the U.K. to find the next great leader among the country’s youth in the new series tentatively titled Election. Ten children will have their leadership …