World Screen

CULVER CITY, March 14: After serving as the president of the digital division at Sony Pictures Entertainment for nearly ten years, Yair Landau is planning to leave the studio in April. Landau, who has been with Sony Pictures for 17 …

BURBANK, March 14: Warner Bros. Pictures announced that the screen adaptation of J.K. Rowling's final book in the hit series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be released in two parts. The first part of Harry Potter and the …

PARIS, March 14: Twenty-seven projects for interactive and multiplatform content have been chosen as finalists for the third international Content 360 festival competition, part of the 45th MIPTV featuring MILIA, which takes place in Cannes from April 7 to 11. …

WILMINGTON, March 14: Barry Diller, the chief executive of IAC/InterActiveCorp, took the witness stand in a Delaware court yesterday, defending his plan to break up the company. Diller is at odds with longtime business partner John Malone, the chairman of …

NEW YORK, March 13: Classic Media, an Entertainment Rights Group company, has appointed Colin McLaughlin to the position of licensing manager, effective immediately. As licensing manager at Classic Media, McLaughlin will be responsible for building partnerships in North America with …

HONG KONG, March 13: Eddy Tan has been named the VP of programming for STAR Entertainment’s music and lifestyle television network Channel [V], effective March 31. In his new role, Tan oversees the programming development of Channel [V] International. He …

TORONTO, March 13: Doug Smith has joined Sullivan Entertainment’s sales team as a sales consultant. Smith will oversee the company’s sales team, and is responsible for all worldwide sales of theatrical and television programming. Smith arrives at Sullivan from Alliance …

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 13: Maurice van Sabben has been appointed the president of National Geographic Television International (NGTI), effective April 1. Van Sabben will be responsible for overseeing the existing factual and kids’ program sales business. He will work closely …

SINGAPORE, March 13: StarHub will replace its Cricket Channel with STAR Cricket, a 24-hour network dedicated to cricket action from around the globe, and will add Cricket Extra to its Cricket Group. STAR Cricket is fully packaged by ESPN STAR …

MEXICO CITY, March 13: Wal-Mart de México and LazyTown Entertainment have partnered for a new multi-year initiative that addresses child obesity in Mexico. The collaboration involves the rollout of a range of healthy products, ideas and solutions for parents, engaging …