World Screen

NEW YORK: Jonathan Kramer, the chairman and CEO of Rive Gauche Television, talks to World Screen about what genres are working best in the factual space, and also discusses the company's increasing activities in the way of formats and scripted …

CULVER CITY: Japanese post-production company Imagica Robot Holdings (IRHD) has partnered with the Cool Japan Fund and trading house Sumitomo Corporation to acquire 100 percent interest in the L.A.-based translation outfit SDI Media Group. According to a statement from the …

LOS ANGELES/ISTANBUL: Pre-registration numbers for DISCOP Istanbul have reached record levels, as the event celebrates its fifth anniversary this year. There are some 1,200 delegates representing 500-plus companies from 75 countries expected to converge in Istanbul from February 24 to …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications has reported lower fourth-quarter earnings, faced with higher restructuring costs and a drop in U.S. ad revenue. Q4 net income was down 13 percent to $250 million. Revenue in the quarter, however, increased 9 percent to …

LONDON: Brand Licensing Europe, due to take place October 13 to 15 at London’s Olympia, is expected to grow its sports and automotive categories. Among the 180 companies already signed up to exhibit at this year’s BLE are Adidas, A.C. …

BERLIN: Dariusz Wasilewski has joined Da Vinci Media as the general manager of Da Vinci Learning in Poland. Based in Warsaw, Wasilewski is responsible for leading the company's strategy and business in the country. He will concentrate on finding new …

NEW YORK: Watch clips and access detailed information on numerous new shows by visiting our video portal's dedicated Screening Rooms for DISCOP Istanbul. Visit the Screening Rooms here. WorldScreenings.com allows you to search for a show by company, title, keyword, …

ISTANBUL: SPI International already has an established presence in Turkey and across the Middle East as a pay-TV operator and movie distributor. It has its own online service with Filmbox Live and provides VOD services within the region. SPI offers …

JERUSALEM: Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and executive producer Gareth Neame, documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock and Joel Stillerman, the executive VP of original programming at AMC, are the latest additions to the lineup for the INTV conference, taking place March …

LONDON: Following its recent round of pilots, Amazon has greenlit five new original series, including The Man in the High Castle, which is based on the Philip K. Dick alternative history novel, along with renewing Mozart in the Jungle for …