World Screen

SYDNEY: Foxtel and The Walt Disney Company Australia have inked a new agreement that will see Disney Channel become available to all subscribers as part of the Foxtel Essentials pack. Disney Channel as well as the companion preschool network Disney …

LONDON: The Walt Disney Company and BSkyB have come together to form a new TV channel that will show Disney movies in the U.K. and Ireland. Dubbed Sky Movies Disney, the network will go on air March 28. The channel …

NEW YORK: Watch clips and access detailed information on new shows by visiting WorldScreenings.com’s dedicated Screening Rooms for DISCOP West Asia/Pre-MIPTV. WorldScreenings.com allows you to search for a show by company, title, keyword, genre and duration. Clips can be watched …

NEW YORK: The digital edition of World Screen for DISCOP West Asia/Pre-MIPTV is now available, featuring a newly redesigned look. The March issue of World Screen includes a feature on how drama series from Turkey’s top broadcasters are making their …

NEW YORK: Izzet Pinto, the founder and CEO of Global Agency, talks to World Screen about his passion for cutting-edge, buzz-generating content, and how this has contributed to the company’s overall success. WS: What has been the strategy behind the …

LONDON: Rani Raad, who currently manages Turner Broadcasting’s operations in Turkey, the Middle East and Africa, is to take on the role of executive VP and chief commercial officer for CNN International. Raad will be in charge of leading the …

LONDON: ShortsTV, the first HD channel dedicated to short-form movies, has been added to Romtelecom affiliates in Romania as well as to Wananchi’s Zuku satellite platform in Eastern Africa. The HD entertainment channel, founded by Shorts International, has a companion VOD …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Net income at Lionsgate was $37.8 million for the third quarter of 2012, compared to the loss of $1.4 million in the same period the prior year. The results show the benefit of Lionsgate’s January 2012 acquisition of …

PARIS: Darren Throop, the president and CEO of Entertainment One (eOne), has been slated to speak as part of MIPTV’s Media Mastermind keynote series, while actress Thandie Newton is planning to attend the market to promote the new eOne series …

LONDON: In its New Media Forecasts report, ZenithOptimedia finds that the IPTV market is growing slower than smartphone and tablet penetrations, with Western Europe leading adoption for all three technologies. Across the 19 markets surveyed, smartphones were found to be …