World Screen

LOS ANGELES: NATPE has announced the representatives for its new Digital Advisory Board, which is meant to help create a broader digital content presence. The new members are Rob Barnett, the founder and CEO of My Damn Channel; Jason Hirschhorn, the …

LONDON: Talent from the new drama series Low Winter Sun, a co-production between Endemol Studios and AMC Studios, and the comedian and talk-show host Steve Harvey are coming to MIPTV as guests of Endemol. The actors Mark Strong (Zero Dark Thirty) …

LOS ANGELES: The level of pre-registrations for DISCOP West Asia has already exceeded last year’s figures, putting the market on pace to welcome a 20-percent increase in attendance. Expanded market and networking areas are expected to host more than 150 …

NEW YORK: The WorldScreen.com DISCOP West Asia/Pre-MIPTV 2013 preview site provides you with a number of useful services in one location. Visit it here. The preview site includes a video interview with Tom Fontana, as well as Q&As with ITV’s …

SYDNEY: This MIPTV Beyond Distribution plans to present 100 hours of programming produced by Beyond Productions, Beyond Action and Beyond Screen Production. Titles include the 6×1-hour social documentary series Hidden in America—produced for Destination America—which focuses on secretive subcultures in …

EL SEGUNDO: One out of every four television sets that was shipped worldwide in 2012 was a smart TV, according to IHS Screen Digest, which forecasts rapid sales growth that will see Internet-connected sets representing half of the market by 2015. …

NEW YORK: John Morayniss, the CEO of Entertainment One (eOne) Television, shares his experience about forming partnerships and crafting co-financing and co-production models, which are becoming essential these days as broadcaster license fees diminish and viewer demand for quality programming …

NEW YORK: The third edition of DISCOP West Asia, which is to take place from March 5 to 7 at the Ceylan InterContinental Hotel in Istanbul, is set to welcome more than 750 delegates and is already pacing for a …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has selected nominees from ten countries for this year’s International Digital Emmy Awards. There are 12 nominees across three categories. All nominated programs will be showcased at MIPCube, during a …

LONDON/TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has signed a first-look TV deal with Jamie Campbell and Joel Wilson’s production outfit Eleven Film to develop new scripted projects. eOne gains the exclusive first look at all scripted television developed from Eleven Film. …