World Screen

ATLANTA: Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has hired Gerhard Zeiler to lead its international division, following his departure from RTL Group.  Zeiler, currently the president and CEO of RTL Group, announced yesterday he is leaving the company as of April. Now, it …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2011 issue of World Screen.    Comcast, the largest cable operator in the U.S., has been a leader in on-demand. Its extensive Xfinity service allows subscribers to catch up on missed episodes …

LONDON: The BRIC countries—Brazil, Russia, India and China—are expected to record the strongest adspend growth this year, according to World Advertising Research Center (Warc)’s latest international ad forecast. Russia is expected to increase ad expenditure by 16.5 percent this year, followed …

The forecast from Miami is sunny, both for the weather and the content industry as a whole. The Fontainebleau, which played home to NATPE for a second year, was abuzz with smiling attendees eager to do business (and relieved that …

PARIS, January 27: MIPTV is now accepting nominations for the second Brand of the Year Award as part of its two-day Branded Entertainment program, which takes place April 2 and 3. The 2012 Brand of the Year Award will be …

PARIS: The Content 360 digital media competition has issued a call for entries for its seventh edition, taking place during MIPTV’s MIPCube forum and set to feature a new viral video category created by MSN International. Content 360 allows digital …

NEW YORK: Merger and acquisitions activity in the entertainment and media sector is expected to rise this year, according to PwC, spurred by OTT and social-networking companies, as well as online gaming firms. “The lines between media and technology are blurring …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Channel has announced a quick turnaround doc on the Costa Concordia, the luxury cruise ship that ran aground on the Italian coast on Friday, January 13. As of this morning there are 15 confirmed dead from the disaster, …

NEW YORK: Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, talks in this video interview about licensing programming for its U.S. and international platforms, the move into original series and the importance of the site’s recommendation algorithms.   With its recent U.K. …

NEW YORK: In its 2012 Technology, Media & Telecommunications Predictions report, Deloitte forecasts that 95 percent of TV programs watched this year will likely be viewed live or "near live." With viewing to either be live or within 24 hours of …