World Screen

PREMIUM: Gary Carter, FremantleMedia’s COO, tells World Screen Newsflash about the company’s pact with Fuji, along with sharing his thoughts on what’s driving the gains within the digital-content division and the challenges of rolling out scripted formats. While perhaps best …

PARIS: Novavision has launched Novabrand, a new division dedicated to the content creation of global brands. José Acros, the former CEO of Image de Marque, will lead Novabrand. He will be joined by Alexander Quennell as creative director. The group …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide is welcoming the stars of Death in Paradise, Ben Miller and Sara Martins, to Cannes, where they will be part of the launch of the new detective series. Miller (The Armstrong & Miller Show, Primeval) and Martins …

LONDON/HONG KONG: A new long-term agreement sees Endemol Asia and Entertainment Team Media Group, a subsidiary of the Shanghai Media Group, jointly creating, developing and exploiting original content for the Chinese and international markets. Endemol will hold the exclusive distribution …

LOS GATOS: Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service is being renamed Qwikster, with the offering to now include a video games upgrade option, all of which is entirely separate from the streaming business. In a blog post, CEO Reed Hastings said the DVD …

PREMIUM: Ten years after AOL’s ill-fated takeover of Time Warner, chairman and CEO Jeffrey Bewkes talks to World Screen Newsflash about the health of linear channels, the success of on-demand offerings, the logic of authentication and why the issue of …

LOS ANGELES: Mad Men landed its fourth consecutive Emmy for Best Drama at last night’s awards, while Modern Family won for Best Comedy for the second year in a row, though overall HBO led the pack with 19 wins in total. It …

PREMIUM, September 19: As Mad Men wins the Emmy for Best Drama for the fourth year in a row, Lionsgate co-chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer talks to World Screen Newsflash about “turning digital pennies into millions of digital dollars.” In …

LONDON: Zinkia Entertainment has made CAKE the international distributor for its hit kids’ property Pocoyo in a number of territories. The deal excludes Spain, Latin America, the U.S., Italy, China and Portugal, which Zinkia handles. CAKE will be responsible for …

LONDON: The 30-year-old preschool classic Postman Pat is to appear on the silver screen in the CG 3D Postman Pat: The Movie—You Know You’re the One, with production beginning this month and the premiere set for spring 2013. The voice …