World Screen

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has entered into a first-look development and distribution deal with Projector Pictures, which is behind such projects as The Body Farm and Kidnap and Ransom. Projector is currently developing a number of projects across the U.K. networks, as well as in …

LONDON: Global adspend is expected to grow 4.4 percent to reach $544 billion in 2015, according to ZenithOptimedia’s new Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, which finds that the fastest growing advertising category is online video. Growth is forecast to accelerate to 5.3 percent …

LOS ANGELES: Rod Perth, president and CEO of NATPE, has extended his contract through February 2016, at which time he will join its board of directors to continue his engagement with the organization. Perth will then participate in the selection …

PREMIUM: Cecile Frot-Coutaz, the CEO of FremantleMedia, talks about the high demand for drama, trends in the formats business and the company’s growing children’s programming slate. WS: With the increase in the popularity of drama, how is FremantleMedia satisfying demand, …

NEW YORK: VICE will have a branded channel on HBO's upcoming stand-alone streaming service, as part of an expanded content deal between the two announced today. In what is being hailed as its "most expansive programming deal ever," HBO will …

NEW YORK: Rola Bauer, the CEO and partner of Tandem Productions, discusses the company's new arrangement with STUDIOCANAL, which she says gives Tandem the ability to develop and produce much faster than it could before.   Established in 1999, Munich-based …

NEW YORK: The digital editions of the World Screen Guide and the TV Formats Guide are now available. World Screen Guide View it here TV Formats Guide View it here Reading on the go? Download the Issuu app for iOS …

Discovery Communications reaches some 3 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories through more than 190 worldwide networks. Leading the pack of channels are Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science and the joint-venture network OWN: …

LONDON: Jeremy Clarkson will not be returning to the BBC's Top Gear, Director-General Tony Hall said today. "It is not a decision I have taken lightly," Hall said. Clarkson has been axed following an altercation with a producer. The show …

LONDON: Two new appointments have been made within Scripps Networks UK & EMEA, in an effort to continue to grow its international business. Ross Hair becomes senior VP of commercial for Scripps Networks UK & EMEA, responsible for distribution, brand …