World Screen

LONDON/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has agreed to acquire the Phase 4 Films group of companies, with the outfit's president and CEO, Berry Meyerowitz, taking on the role of president of eOne's U.S. film and distribution business. Phase 4 was founded …

TORONTO: In an effort to support ongoing expansion into prime-time development, marblemedia has expanded its team with two newly created roles. Roberto Alcantara becomes the VP of prime-time scripted development. Alcantara is a former development exec at Momentum Entertainment Group. …

MOUNTAIN VIEW: Google is delivering its Chromecast media streaming device to Australia, Belgium, Japan, Korea, Portugal and Switzerland. Suveer Kothari, Google’s director of Chromecast business development, pointed out that “these countries are home to some of the biggest fans of …

SUWANEE: Binge viewing, second-screen purchasing, DVR usage and multiscreen/room consumption are on the rise, according to the ARRIS 2014 Consumer Entertainment Index. The latest index finds that broadcast TV remains the staple of in-home entertainment, at a nearly universal 96 …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Missed any of our L.A. Screenings and Upfront coverage? Catch up on all of it here, from our season grid to analysis of the network schedules and more. World Screen Reports: U.S. Fall Season Edition is now …

LONDON: Paul Buccieri has been tapped as the chairman of the ITV Studios U.S. Group and Global Entertainment, while Maria Kyriacou takes on responsibility for the production operations outside of the U.S. and U.K. Buccieri will focus on leading and …

LONDON: Global pay-TV revenues are forecast to reach $209 billion in 2020, as revenues in the Asia Pacific rise by 47 percent, helping to offset a 9.2-percent loss in North America, according to Digital TV Research.  The Digital TV World …

NEW YORK: World Screen Reports: U.S. Fall Season Edition is now available for download onto your iPad from the iTunes Newsstand, featuring our fall season grid, studio listings of new and returning series, analysis of the networks' schedules and more. …

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TOKYO: Sony Corporation is looking to cut $300 million in costs at Sony Pictures Entertainment by the end of fiscal 2015, up from the previously set target of $250 million, the company's president and CEO Kazuo Hirai announced at a …