World Screen

SANTA CLARA: According to NPD DisplaySearch, consumers in emerging markets are twice as likely as those in mature markets to purchase an Internet-enabled smart TV in the year ahead. The company’s quarterly Smart TV Usage study asked participants about their planned TV purchases; …

LONDON: LOVEFiLM has added hundreds of hours of reality series, comedy and children’s entertainment to its instant streaming service thanks to a deal with Viacom International Media Networks. Popular kids’ series such as Dora the Explorer, Blue’s Clues, SpongeBob SquarePants, …

CHARLOTTESVILLE: SNL Kagan has analyzed the segment revenues of the six largest media conglomerates and how they are changing, concluding that their focus is shifting more toward TV and away from publishing. News Corp decided to separate its 21st Century …

LONDON: Digital TV Research reports that TV advertising spending was up by 4.4 percent last year to $167 billion, but only 2.8-percent growth is expected for this year due to the recession in several European territories. Global TV ad spending is expected to …

NEW YORK: The award-winning actor Alec Baldwin, whose prolific career includes work on stage, film and TV series, notably NBC’s 30 Rock, talks with World Screen about his wide-ranging interests. WS: Night of Exploration is not the first show you’ve done …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2013 issue of World Screen.   To millions of viewers around the world, Ryan Seacrest is known in connection with American Idol. Yes, he is the host of what is arguably the most …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2013 issue of World Screen. Sumner Redstone, Viacom’s executive chairman and founder, famously said, “Content is king.” Never has this phrase been more apropos than in today’s digital world, as the media conglomerate …

PARIS: Dan Rose, Facebook’s VP of partnerships, is lined up as part of MIPCOM’s Media Mastermind keynote series. Rose will take to the stage to share his insights on how key players in the industry are leveraging the power of social …

NEW YORK: Gene Simmons, the co-founder and lead singer of the rock band KISS, talks to World Screen’s group editorial director, Anna Carugati, about his new TV projects and more.   If you thought Gene Simmons was “only” the co-founder …

LONDON: The British Film Institute (BFI) has announced the first projects that will be able to take advantage of the tax credits launched earlier this year for animation and high-end TV projects. Among the first projects to receive certificates is a …