World Screen

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2012 issue of World Screen.   She effortlessly walked the fine line between drama and comedy on The Sopranos, immortalizing the character Carmela for audiences around the globe. After stepping out of …

LONDON: Global television revenues grew by 6.7 percent in 2011, reaching £258 billion ($417.2 billion), with subscription revenues increasing for the fourth year in a row to £133 billion ($215 billion), according to Ofcom’s International Communications Market Report 2012. In …

LOS ANGELES: DISCOP West Asia, formerly called DISCOP Istanbul, is expanding its focus into the TV brand and character merchandising industry, with a slew of major regional licensing agents invited to attend as part of the new initiative. The event organizer …

LONDON: Exclusive Media has established a separate TV division, Exclusive Media Television (EMTV), and has already signed a global first-look development and distribution pact with FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). Simon Oakes, the vice chairman of Exclusive Media and president of Hammer Films, …

SYDNEY: Granada Media Australia is set to rebrand as ITV Studios Australia, beginning in the new year. Employees of ITV Studios Australia are relocating to the fifth level of Fox Studios Australia in Sydney’s Moore Park. The second season of Mad …

REDMOND: There are 40 new global entertainment partners joining the Xbox LIVE platform, among them The CW, ALL3MEDIA and Televisa. By early next year, the platform will add more than 40 apps to its LIVE service. Many of the apps …

Comedies can either become stratospheric hits or can be showered with critical acclaim and Emmy Awards. It is rare for a sitcom to earn both. Modern Family has. By depicting frazzled moms, hapless dads, wisecracking kids, devoted gay parents and …

This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2012 issue of World Screen.   The writers’ strike that halted production of American comedies and dramas in November 2007 was bad news for Hollywood—the labor action cost the city of Los Angeles …

NEW YORK: The 12-12-12 concert benefit for the victims of Hurricane Sandy is set to reach nearly 2 billion people in more than 190 countries, making history as the most widely distributed live musical event ever. The concert is set …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has started accepting submissions for the 2013 International Emmy Awards. The deadline for all submissions is February 18, 2013. In order to be eligible, the projects must have been created …