World Screen

SINGAPORE: SingTel mio TV and Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific have reached a carriage agreement for seven channels, including Cartoon Network and Boomerang, to be made available on the platform. The region's leading kids' brands, Cartoon Network and Boomerang, become …

SILVER SPRING: Acorn TV, a British TV streaming service in North America, has added a handful of shows, including the political thriller Secret State, to its roster of exclusives. Other titles joining Acorn TV are The Man Who Lost His …

NEW YORK: World Screen has promoted Faustyna Hariasz to sales and marketing manager and made two new additions to the team with Dana Mattison and Erika Santana. Mattison, sales and marketing coordinator, and Santana, sales and marketing assistant, will work …

LAS VEGAS: Roku has unveiled plans to release future TV models capable of supporting 4K Ultra HD streaming, and is also working with Netflix to provide 4K content on the digital Roku platform. The company has prepared a Roku TV …

LOS GATOS: Despite being accused by the FCC and other organizations of trying to secure Internet "fast lanes," Netflix has issued an open letter, written by VP of content delivery Ken Florance, to clear up misconceptions about its payments to …

TOKYO/SINGAPORE: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia has tapped Susumu Imata as senior VP and general manager for Viacom Networks Japan, which includes channel brands such as Nickelodeon, taking over the role from retiring exec Shigeo Numakura. Imata will be …

LOS ANGELES: For the third consecutive year, Game of Thrones has taken the top spot as the most illegally downloaded TV show, according to TorrentFreak. The 2014 season finale of Game of Thrones garnered more than 8 million downloads via …

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the Instituto Cubano de Radio y Televisión (ICRT) the exclusive broadcast rights in Cuba for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio in 2016. ICRT, Cuba’s state broadcaster, acquired the rights …

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has expanded its London-based international content distribution team by hiring Robyn Hurd and Michael Oesterlin as senior directors of content sales for EMEA, and Lorenzo Bertolotti as manager of content sales for the same region. In …

LOS ANGELES: A deal between Hulu and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution is set to bring a range of FX originals, including Tyrant and The Strain, to the streaming service, as well as the upcoming FOX event series Wayward Pines. …