World Screen

LONDON: A survey of British licensing professionals conducted by the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) in the U.K. finds that respondents are reporting a good trading year to date, with more than two thirds experiencing growth over the previous …

CANNES: Some 13,500 delegates, including 4,623 acquisition executives, were in attendance at MIPCOM, which wrapped in Cannes today on an upbeat note. “Increasing links between film and television and the new opportunities provided by the online platforms and channels and …

CANNES: The Acquisition Superpanel at MIPCOM, moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati, saw DR’s Piv Bernth, Azteca’s Pedro Lascurain, Starz’s Carmi Zlotnik and Foxtel’s Ross Crowley discussing co-productions, binge viewing, output deals and more. Starz’s managing director, Zlotnik’s mandate is …

Power is co-producing a brand-new lavish period drama, New Worlds, along with Company Pictures for Channel 4 in the U.K. The four-hour mini-series, set in the 1680s in England and America, charts a story of love, loss and the fight …

CANNES: DR's Piv Bernth, Foxtel's Ross Crowley, Azteca's Pedro Lascurain and Starz's Carmi Zlotnik received their World Screen Content Trendsetter Awards in partnership with MIPCOM in Cannes today, following the Acquisition Superpanel: What Do Buyers Want? session moderated by Anna …

LONDON: Jamie Friend has been tapped by Turner Broadcasting for the newly created role for its EMEA business of VP of corporate strategy and insights. Friend, who joins from Arquiva, where he was head of strategy for digital platforms, is …

CANNES: In Cannes to deliver a MIPCOM keynote, Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh met with World Screen to talk about the studio's scripted TV efforts, which kick off with the Nat Geo Channel commission Act of Valor. This week, Relativity …

CANNES: Roy Price, the director of Amazon Studios, shared the company’s approach to developing kids’ and entertainment content for “the new TV,” a process driven by customers and creators, in a MIPCOM keynote that was followed by a Q&A with …

MUNICH: A host of broadcasters have already signed up for the high-budget mini-series Pinocchio, with Global Screen clinching presales with, among others, RTV Slovenija and Ceska Televize. In addition to the Czech Republic and Slovenia, the partly animated mini has …

CANNES: The nominees for the 41st International Emmy Awards span 19 countries across nine categories, with winners to be announced at a ceremony on November 25. The 36 nominees hail from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, …