World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Among the speakers set to take part in NATPE's Storytellers and the Shaping of Pop Culture conference track are Vince Gilligan, Morgan Spurlock, Ted Sarandos and Cris Abrego. The sessions include 2015 Legacy Honoree Jay Leno trading stories …

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has acquired the new series Rachel's Tour of Beauty, which follows international supermodel Rachel Hunter as she discovers indigenous beauty secrets of diverse cultures, from Imagination Television. The series is currently in production for 13 half-hour episodes …

LONDON: Amazon has unveiled the lineup for its first pilot season of 2015, with projects from acclaimed creators such as Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files), Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Ridley Scott (Blade Runner). The pilots include Cocked, created by Sam Baum …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2014 issue of World Screen. A favorite among binge-viewers, Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black stars Taylor Schilling as its main jailbird, Piper Chapman. In it, she plays a Waspy blonde who is forced …

NEW YORK: A survey of all the new programs that premiered around the world in the month of October reveals that VH1's Drumline: A New Beat generated the most buzz in social media, with 152,000 Facebook and Twitter comments, according …

LONDON: Last month’s Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) drew in 7,164 visitors, with an increase in overseas visitors and a 28 percent rise in retailers, according to event organizer Advanstar. The show took place in London from October 7 to 9, …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company reported profit for the fourth quarter of $1.5 billion, an 8 percent gain, on revenue of $12.4 billion, thanks to a succession of hit movies. Studio Entertainment revenues for the quarter increased 18 percent to …

LOS ANGELES: Netflix has acquired the rights to produce a show based on the best-selling A Series of Unfortunate Events books written by Lemony Snicket, the pen name of author Daniel Handler. Handler will serve as an executive producer on …

LOS ANGELES: Netflix has hired Larry Tanz, the CEO of Vuguru, as VP of content acquisition for Europe. Tanz has been leading Vuguru, a digital studio founded by Michael Eisner, for five years. He first joined as president and was …

LOS ANGELES: The American Film Market (AFM) opens tomorrow for its 35th edition, which is set to host 396 exhibiting companies and more than 8,000 attendees. Running from November 5 to 12, the event is expecting attendees from more than …