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This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2013 issue of World Screen.   Since The Closer launched, in 2005, and became a hit for TNT, the basic-cable network has been aggressively increasing its original productions. Michael Wright, the president and …

LOS ANGELES: Gaumont International Television has made three new hires, including Carol Trussell joining as head of production. Trussell has worked on Roswell, What About Brian and True Blood. She also worked on Hannibal for Gaumont and NBC. In her …

NEW YORK: Jason Priestley sat down with World Screen to discuss his career and how he was able to break out from the role that put him on the map in Beverly Hills, 90210.   He is best known as …

BEVERLY HILLS: Nick Jr.’s NickMom comedy block has several new series on its development slate, including a project executive produced by Whoopi Goldberg. Lounge (working title) is a talk/variety series from Goldberg. The show will feature raw, honest and humorous …

PARIS: Jeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO of DreamWorks Animation, has been selected as the MIPCOM 2013 Personality of the Year. Katzenberg will be presented with the award on October 9, during a gala dinner at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes. The …

NEW YORK/PARIS: Omnicom Group and Publicis Groupe are planning to merge, a move that creates the world’s largest advertising firm, worth $35.1 billion. The merged entity would have around 130,000 employees. The resulting Publicis Omnicom Group will include such iconic …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Shout! Factory and ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) have signed a multi-year home entertainment and digital distribution agreement that will bring more than 30 films to the U.S. and Canada. Titles include Sophie’s Choice, On Golden Pond, …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2013 issue of World Screen.   “Unexpected,” “unconventional” and “uncompromising” are the three words Charlie Collier, the president and general manager of AMC, uses to describe his network’s critically acclaimed series. They have …

NEW YORK: Nadav Palti, the president and CEO of Dori Media Group, recently sat down with World Screen to discuss the evolution of the company’s business and share with us his views on potential growth opportunities.   Established in 1996, …

LONDON: The number of homes receiving DTT signals is forecast to more than double in the next five years, reaching 553 million, according to Digital TV Research. According to the Digital Terrestrial TV Forecasts report, the number of primary DTT homes—those not subscribing …