World Screen

TORONTO/MINNEAPOLIS: Steven Schussler, founder of the Rainforest Cafe restaurant chain and CEO of Schussler Creative, has inked a development agreement with Canada’s Buck Productions. Schussler began working in radio and television sales and later decided to enter the creative side …

NEW YORK: Tom Mockridge is leaving his post as the CEO of News International at the end of the year, to be replaced by BSkyB COO Mike Darcey, while several new appointments have been made by News Corporation in the …

LONDON: ZenithOptimedia is predicting that global ad spending will grow 4.1 percent in 2013, reaching $518 billion, accelerating to 5.6 percent in 2015. The gains will again be led by developing markets, which are expected to contribute 61 percent of …

NEW YORK: World Screen is expanding its annual publication roster with the addition of a March issue, available at DISCOP Istanbul, Hong Kong FILMART and MIPTV. This edition will also be delivered to the desks of media executives before MIPTV. …

SINGAPORE: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has seen sales for its finished programs grow in Southeast Asia recently, due in part to the launch of new channels and IPTV operators. “The expanding new-media sector in China in particular has …

NEW YORK: New research from Accenture reveals that around half of consumers surveyed in the U.S. and U.K. are using over-the-top (OTT) services to watch video through a broadband connection on their TVs. Half of the U.S. respondents and 48 …

NEW YORK: World Screen has launched a multimedia ATF preview site, which includes a number of Q&As and features, as well as a video interview with The Walking Dead‘s executive producer Gale Anne Hurd and a host of other resources, …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2012 issue of World Screen.   Widely recognized as an éminence grise, Irwin Gotlieb has been a major player in the advertising industry since the ’60s. From sponsorships to product placement to branded …

SINGAPORE: Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore have traditionally been strong territories for Beyond Distribution across the Asia Pacific. Lately, the company has seen increased sales to Korea, Indonesia and Taiwan, says Joanne Azzopardi, the VP of sales for Australasia …

TORONTO: ole is not renewing the contract of its current president, Michael McCarty, with a new executive structure being implemented after his departure that will eliminate the post as of 2013. The post of president will no longer be part …