World Screen

NEW YORK: Sarah Barnett, the president and general manager of SundanceTV, talks to World Screen about celebrating, sourcing and nurturing original storytelling from the channel’s unique perspective. WS: How did your original-production strategy come about? BARNETT: SundanceTV had been doing …

LONDON: The number of consumers watching TV and video content on multiple screens is expected to surge from 5.6 billion in 2010 to 11.32 billion by 2020, according to Digital TV Research, which finds that the Asia Pacific is leading …

NEW YORK: The American Film Market (AFM) and pre-International Emmys digital edition is now available online, including a special report on the issues facing producers and distributors of TV movies as well as a host of Q&As. This issue also …

LONDON: Cris Abrego and Charlie Corwin, currently co-chairmen and co-CEOs of Endemol North America, are set to lead the North American operations of the new joint venture that combines Endemol, Shine Group and CORE Media. Abrego and Corwin will serve …

NEW YORK: In the run-up to the AFM, Nat Abraham, the president of distribution at Breakthrough Entertainment, talks about further growth opportunities for the company. WS: Has the acquisition of Joker Films, and appointing its founder Tim Brown as executive …

MUNICH: Red Arrow International has finalized agreements with broadcasters in Australia, India and Denmark for the comedy game show Billy on the Street, featuring the Emmy Award-winning comedian Billy Eichner. The series is making its way to Foxtel's The Comedy …

LONDON: Tim Hincks, currently the president of Endemol Group, has been tapped to serve as the president of the new joint venture that brings together Endemol, Shine Group and CORE Media. Hincks will report to Sophie Turner Laing, the CEO …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2014 issue of World Screen. Just tell Ryan Murphy that something can’t be done and he’ll find a way to do it. He has built a successful career going against convention, tackling genres …

SINGAPORE: The worldwide pay-TV market is expected to generate more than $269 billion by the end of the year, according to ABI Research, with ARPU improved by HD and sporting events. The global base is forecast to surpass 920 million …

Everything about MIPCOM this year felt bigger. As you likely know by now, we put out our biggest ever edition. There were certainly more attendees—13,700 delegates, according to Reed MIDEM, making it the biggest MIPCOM in the market’s 30-year history. …