World Screen

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2014 issue of World Screen. Sofía Vergara is known to millions of TV fans as Gloria on the hit comedy Modern Family. Vergara shares many traits with the hilarious character she plays—she speaks …

SAN FRANCISCO: Crunchyroll has elevated Vince Shortino to executive VP of Japan Channels and hired Arlen Marmel as head of the company's new marketing and distribution division, among other appointments. Over the past six years, Shortino has contributed to the …

World Screen takes a look at the trends and themes that were dominant throughout the week at MIPTV. There was a minor earthquake—that you may or may not have felt, depending on where you were at the time (if, for …

PARIS: According to the market research company Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange (Ipsos OTX), 86 percent of global respondents who watch TV indicate that they usually watch programming live, though streaming and downloading are becoming increasingly popular. Globally, Ipsos found that …

NEW YORK: AMC/Sundance Channel Global has elevated Marco Frazier to senior VP of global distribution for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In his new post, Frazier will supervise worldwide distribution for AMC/Sundance Channel Global in EMEA. Based in …

LONDON: The 2014 edition of Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), organized by Advanstar, is accepting entries for the yearly License This! challenge until September 5. The competition, now in its fifth year, gives new creative ideas the chance to enter the …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2014 issue of World Screen. Emilio Azcárraga Jean is the president, CEO and chairman of the board of Grupo Televisa and oversees a media conglomerate that is the largest producer of Spanish-language content …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2014 issue of World Screen. Some of the most well-known TV brands in the world are part of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). Leading the pack is MTV, which in the ’80s and …

NEW YORK/LONDON/SYDNEY: The social TV application zeebox has been rebranded as Beamly, marking the revamp with the launch of a new app that connects viewers to television content 24/7. The new Beamly app allows fans to follow the shows and …

SEATTLE: Several popular shows from the 1990s, including Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark?, are now available to Amazon Prime Instant Video users. Other Nickelodeon titles being offered by the streaming service include The Amanda Show, CatDog, Angry Beavers, …