World Screen

NEW YORK: Entries are now being accepted for the competition for the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award, designed to motivate novice writers under the age of 30 outside of the U.S. and offer them the recognition that might lead to …

PORTLAND: The total time spent watching free on-demand programming has increased by more than 40 percent over the last year, according to Rentrak’s new State of VOD Report. The total number of free on-demand TV programs watched went up 29 percent …

LOS ANGELES: Evolution, which represents Miramax’s catalogue of properties for licensing, has selected international sub-agents in Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. Sub-agents in the Asia Pacific include Merchantwise in Australia and New Zealand; Asiana Licensing in Korea; Blue Sky …

GLENDALE: Jason Kilar, the founding CEO of Hulu, and Lucian Grainge, the chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, are being nominated for election as directors on the board of DreamWorks Animation. The current directors Nathan Myhryold and Richard Sherman are …

LONDON: The Sound of Change Live is a global concert event presented by Chime for Change, a campaign recently launched by Gucci to support girls’ and women’s empowerment, which will be broadcast live around the world on June 1. Taking …

SCOTTSDALE: The over-the-top video market worldwide hit revenues of $8 billion in 2012, a 60-percent-plus gain, according to new findings by ABI Research. The three largest markets, North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific, saw OTT revenues gain by more than …

CANNES: At a press briefing this morning, Laurine Garaude, director of the television division at Reed MIDEM, revealed that some 11,200 executives were in attendance this week in Cannes, an increase on last year’s figure. Garaude, referencing the event’s 50th …

CANNES: In a business driven by ratings, market shares, budget projections and calculating numbers of all sorts, last night’s MIPTV 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner offered industry leaders a rare moment of emotion and appreciation. At the dinner, six executives were …

NEW YORK: BlackBerry Z10 users in Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. are now able to download the zeebox TV companion app from the BlackBerry World storefront. Already available for the BlackBerry 7, the app includes a full seven-day TV …

CANNES: Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, sat down with World Screen Newsflash in Cannes today to reflect on how the international content community can participate in efforts to make sure that …