World Screen

LONDON: Global online TV and video revenues are set to reach $42.34 billion in 2020, up from the $3.96 billion recorded in 2010 and the $19.03 billion expected for this year, according to Digital TV Research. The U.S. is expected …

NEW YORK: The digital editions of the TV Kids Distributors Guide and the TV Formats Distributors Guide are now available. TV Kids Distributors Guide View it here TV Formats Distributors Guide View it here Reading on the go? Download the …

LOS ANGELES: Disney Channel’s original movie Zapped and the film Justin Bieber: Limitless lead MarVista Digital Entertainment’s (MVDE) latest teen and family releases. Zapped, starring teen actress Zendaya as a straight-A student who discovers a dog-training app that controls the …

LONDON: According to ZenithOptimedia’s new Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, the rapid development of digital advertising technology will help the global advertising market grow 5.3 percent in 2014, up from 3.9 percent in 2013, rising to 5.3 percent in 2015 and 5.9 …

NEW YORK: Taylor Schilling, who stars as Piper Kerman in the Netflix hit Orange Is the New Black, tells World Screen about her character’s transformation and the dynamics of the ensemble female cast. WS: When you first read this character …

PARIS: Reed MIDEM is forecasting a boost in attendance at MIPCOM, with more than 13,500 sellers, buyers and producers set to participate, according to Laurine Garaude, director of the television division, alongside a host of on-screen talent from across the …

PREMIUM: Homeland showrunner Alex Gansa takes us behind the scenes for a look at the inside workings of the series’ writers’ room. WS: Would you give us an example of how your writers’ room works and how you break stories? …

LONDON: Ted Bookstaver has been appointed to the role of senior VP, head of the Americas at Shine International, joining the company from a sales post at Eyeworks International Distribution. Bookstaver will be overseeing sales and acquisitions activities for Shine …

PARIS: The Indian actor/director/producer Aamir Khan is heading to MIPCOM to take part in the first-ever MIP MegaSession, entitled The Future of Factual. On Tuesday, October 14, the inaugural MIP MegaSession will bring together leading players driving the next generation …

NEW YORK: The producers of Project Runway are launching a new competition series, Project Runway: Threads, which features teen and tween fashion designers. Each week, Project Runway: Threads will see three new contestants, ages 10 to 16, competing to see …