World Screen

NEW YORK: In August, TF1's The Voice Kids was the show that generated the most buzz in social media, with some 353,000 tweets, according to new data from The WIT. The Voice Kids is a local adaptation of the talent …

NEW YORK: Scripps Networks International has created a new in-house international program sales and distribution department, which will be led by Hud Woodle. Woodle will serve as VP of international program licensing and distribution. He reports to Simone Nardi, the …

LONDON: The number of households using OTT is expected to reach 706.53 million in 2020, with the Asia Pacific accounting for 61 percent of the global additions in the period, according to Digital TV Research.  The number of homes watching …

PREMIUM: Julian Fellowes, the creator and writer of Downton Abbey, talks to World Screen about using history to tell stories and the challenges of shooting a period piece. WS: You have written all the episodes on your own. How have …

The Scandinavian crime drama Bron was such a hit throughout Scandinavia and Europe that Filmlance, the production company that produced it, and its parent company, the Shine Group, have co-produced two other versions of the show: The Tunnel, for Sky …

MEXICO CITY: Indonesia is set to premiere a localized version of Azteca’s interactive talent show format La Academia Kids. The show’s first episode is due out today on free-to-air network SCTV. The competition is slated to run for 15 weeks …

LONDON/SYDNEY: ITV is calling for pay-TV platforms to fairly compensate U.K. public service broadcasters for the transmissions of their channels, following the release of a new report it jointly commissioned with Free TV Australia and German commercial broadcasters. The report, …

NEW YORK: World Screen's Program Price Guides, compiled by veteran media reporter and former distributor Bob Jenkins, are the most comprehensive reports available on what broadcasters are paying for acquisitions across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America …

STOCKHOLM: According to the latest edition of the annual Ericsson ConsumerLab TV & Media Report, streaming is closing in on linear TV, with a gap of just two percentage points in terms of weekly consumption. The report finds that 75 …

NEW YORK: Maria Kyriacou, the managing director of ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE), discusses the latest developments at the distribution arm of the leading commercial broadcaster in the U.K. WS: What does ITVS GE represent to buyers? KYRIACOU: Our …