World Screen

TORONTO/NEW YORK: The Banff World Media Festival is honoring A+E Networks as the Company of Distinction at its 2015 event. The award was introduced in 2013, with CBS Corporation taking the honor, and continued in 2014, with Lionsgate Entertainment. The …

CANNES: FremantleMedia International has secured sales with broadcasters in the Asia Pacific for The Art Of, an original series from Ovation Studios. The show’s first season, which was produced for U.S. network Ovation, went to Foxtel in Australia, Cineplex in …

CANNES: In an interview with World Screen’s Anna Carugati on the stage of the Grand Auditorium at MIPCOM today, Disney’s Anne Sweeney discussed the importance of live events, social-media interactions with audiences and the company’s WATCH apps. Sweeney has come …

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has sealed a raft of agreements for Lifetime original movies with broadcasters throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. RTL in Belgium picked up a slate of movies that includes Flowers in the Attic, Petals on …

CANNES: SPI International’s FilmBox Live VOD service is now capable of streaming 4K content using broadband Internet and mobile networks, the company announced at MIPCOM. The content, which include new videos shot in native 4K, can be viewed on 4K …

CANNES: Mark your schedule to attend the Acquisition Superpanel: What Do Buyers Want? session tomorrow in the Grand Auditorium at 12:15 p.m., moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati, which is followed by the presentation of the World Screen Content Trendsetter …

CANNES: Be sure not to miss the Media Mastermind Keynotes from CBS Television Studios' David Stapf and CBS Global Distribution Group's Armando Nuñez, moderated by World Screen's Anna Carugati, tomorrow in the Grand Auditorium at 4:20 p.m. Nuñez is the …

CANNES: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has unveiled the nominations for the 2014 International Emmy Awards, with nominees spanning 19 countries. The actors nominated for best performance are Stephen Dillane in The Tunnel (U.K.), Claude Legault in …

CANNES: Mark your schedule to attend tomorrow’s Media Mastermind Keynote with Disney’s Anne Sweeney, taking place at 11:50 a.m. in the Grand Auditorium, moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati. Sweeney is the co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of …

CANNES: Mark your schedule to attend tomorrow's keynote with Grupo Televisa's Emilio Azcarraga at 10:50 a.m. in Auditorium A, which will be followed by a Q&A with World Screen's Anna Carugati. The chairman of Grupo Televisa takes center stage for …