World Screen

NEW YORK: CSI star Ted Danson talks to World Screen about the acting skills required of a procedural drama and how exceptional writing is the key to any great drama or comedy. WS: What appealed to you about CSI and …

PARIS: Ynon Kreiz, the CEO of Maker Studios, is lined up to address MIPCOM delegates in Cannes with a keynote on Monday, October 13. Kreiz joined Maker’s board as chairman in May 2012 and was appointed executive chairman and CEO …

TORONTO: Paul Robertson, the executive VP of Shaw Communications and president of Shaw Media, passed away earlier this week following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Robertson was a 30-year veteran of the TV industry. He took up his role …

LONDON: FOX International Channels (FIC) has launched a dedicated content sales division, which will handle programming from its flagship networks, including FOX and National Geographic Channel. Simon Thomas will lead this group as executive VP of global sports and content …

PARIS: Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer at Netflix, is to take part in MIPCOM's Media Mastermind Keynote Series. Sarandos will deliver a keynote interview, conducted by Eric Scherer, the director of future media at France Télévisions, on Tuesday, October …

SINGAPORE: Commissioners from Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, DHX Media and Turner, among other companies, are taking part in the three-day Animation Lab pitching event at this year's Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF). The lineup of commissioners includes Thom Chapman, the …

LONDON/ABU DHABI: Twofour Digital, Twofour Arabia and Rocket Science have formed a new international content company, One Two Four, which is headquartered in the U.K. The new outfit will have offices in the U.K., the U.S. and the UAE. It …

LONDON: Leading pay-TV services added more than 20 million subscribers globally in a year, according to the latest Multiscreen Index from informitv. The number of digital video subs for the leading 100 pay-TV services rose by 5.24 million in Q2 …

PREMIUM: Person of Interest showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Greg Plageman discuss the series' timely topics of surveillance, protecting the public and the right to privacy. WS: Where did the idea for the series come from? NOLAN: I grew up in …

ESPOO: After five years as the head of Rovio Entertainment, which is behind the hit Angry Birds franchise, Mikael Hed is departing the CEO post, to be succeeded in 2015 by Pekka Rantala. The CEO transition will happen by January …