World Screen

CARACAS: Monica Spear, who won Miss Venezuela in 2004 and has appeared in a number of telenovelas, was shot during an attempted car robbery and had died at the age of 29. Spear was vacationing in Venezuela with her ex-husband …

ARLINGTON: Revenues for the consumer electronics (CE) industry are projected to grow 2.4 percent in 2014, reaching a new record high of $208 billion, according to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecasts is a …

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment has completed its acquisition of the specialty channels Historia and Séries+ and its takeover of the remaining 50 percent of TELETOON Canada. Corus now officially owns 100 percent of Historia, which is dedicated to history-focused programming; Séries+, …

LAS VEGAS: M-GO, the pay-as-you-go digital streaming joint venture between DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor, has developed a 4K streaming service to launch on Samsung UHD TVs in spring 2014. M-GO will feature a selection of full-length 4K theatrical titles and …

BURBANK: The new WATCH ABC Family offering, which launches today, offers viewers with participating TV subscription services access to 24-hour viewing of the network on a variety of devices. The launch of WATCH ABC Family follows on the success of …

NEW YORK: The market for premium sports rights is set to rise by 14 percent this year to a new record, $26 billion, according to a new report by industry analysts Deloitte. The increase in rights fees is expected to …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON/TEL AVIV: Endemol has picked up a 33-percent stake in Reshet, a top commercial broadcaster in Israel, as part of an agreement that is awaiting regulatory approval. The two companies have also inked a strategic cooperation deal that concentrates on …

LOS ANGELES: Basic Lead has revealed that the European Product Placement Association (EPPA) is slated to officially launch at this year's DISCOP Istanbul, which is scheduled to take place from March 4 to 6. The purpose of the EPPA is …

LONDON: Hendrik McDermott, formerly the managing director of KidsCo, has been named senior VP of affiliate sales for Universal Networks International (UNI), which has also given new roles to Zoltan Vardy and Marie Holive. McDermott will be working closely with …

TORONTO: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has cleared the way for Corus Entertainment's acquisition of the remaining 50-percent stake in TELETOON, as well as the channels Historia and Séries+. With these acquisitions, Corus will own 100 percent of …