World Screen

LONDON/TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has signed up to handle the worldwide distribution rights for the property Simon’s Cat, which has been a hit on YouTube, across TV, home entertainment, licensing and online. The animated Simon’s Cat series features a …

LONDON: Registration is now open for the 2013 edition of Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), which has already signed up 200 exhibitors for the event, taking place October 15 to 17 at London’s Olympia. Now in its 15th year, BLE has already …

LONDON: Peter Hutton, who previously ran ESPN and STAR Sports’ now-defunct Asian joint venture, has been tapped as the COO of MP & Silva Group, which distributes the media rights to a host of sporting events. Hutton has a long career …

PREMIUM: To paraphrase what the English writer Samuel Johnson purportedly said about marriage, being an indie supplier in today’s international TV market is the triumph of hope over experience. These folks don’t get a lot of love from prospective customers, …

LOS ANGELES: A record-setting 1,500 foreign TV program buyers have just hit Tinseltown for the annual week-long sales bazaar known as the L.A. Screenings—and this go-round they will likely leave bowled over but definitely bleary-eyed by all they have to …

LOS ANGELES: Evolution has been selected as the worldwide licensing agent for Metro Trains’ Dumb Ways to Die, a YouTube and social-media hit that originated as a public service campaign to promote rail safety in Melbourne, Australia. Evolution will launch …

NEW YORK: Armando Nuñez, the president of CBS Global Distribution Group, talks to World Screen about the strengths of the company’s programming portfolio.  

CANNES/TORONTO: Production has wrapped on Anti Social, an indie horror movie that Breakthrough Entertainment plans to showcase at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Anti Social takes place during a New Year’s Eve house party, where attendees are told to barricade …

BEVERLY HILLS: A number of live-action and animated films from The Walt Disney Company catalogue, such as Ratatouille and Dumbo, are now available on Netflix in the U.K. and Ireland. Disney and Disney/Pixar titles currently on offer include Ratatouille, Wall-E, The …

TORONTO: The Banff World Media Festival has unveiled the full list of nominees for its annual Rockies Program Competition, which celebrates the "best of the best" in international television and digital content. There are five categories in the kids and …