World Screen

PARIS: Reed MIDEM has named Anne Sweeney, the president of Disney/ABC Television Group and co-chair of Disney Media Networks, as the MIPCOM 2011 Personality of the Year, marking the first time a woman has received the accolade. Sweeney will accept …

SEATTLE: Amazon.com and NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution have entered into a partnership that sees a range of movies from Universal Pictures available for streaming through Prime Instant Video. Titles headed to the streaming service under this new deal include Eternal Sunshine …

LONDON: The new global BBC iPlayer app for the iPad offers up a range of classic and contemporary British programming, including Doctor Who, Fawlty Towers and Top Gear, from BBC Worldwide for viewers in 11 markets. The app will initially be available …

LUXEMBOURG: RTL Group is exercising a put option for the remaining shares of RTL Nederland from John de Mol’s Talpa Media. Following the put option, RTL Group will take over Talpa Media’s 26.3-percent shareholdings in RTL Nederland, in exchange for …

TOKYO: Impacted by the Japanese earthquake, Sony took a loss in the first quarter of 15.5 billion yen ($199 million), compared to last year’s net profit of 25.7 billion yen for the same period. Sales and operating revenue dropped 10 …

TORONTO: Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Shaw Media have awarded 11 projects with C$242,000 ($256,000) in grants and no-interest loans from Shaw Media-Hot Docs Funds. Six completion grants amounting to C$182,000 ($191,750) were awarded to Buzkashi!, The Lost …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Tecca Crosby has been made the senior VP of creative affairs at Entertainment One (eOne). Crosby will report to Noreen Halpern, the president of scripted programming at Entertainment One Television, and will oversee the scripted TV development strategy …

NEW YORK: The Sundance Channel is to air Joe Berlinger’s documentary Crude, about one of the most controversial environmental lawsuits in the world, on September 22. Crude, Berlinger’s fifth feature-length documentary, was named one of the “Top Five Documentaries of …

SILVER SPRING: The TLC network in the U.S. is to air a one-hour special, Crazy About Pippa, about Kate Middleton’s younger sister Pippa Middleton. Following her sister’s royal wedding, the world took notice of the maid of honor, now considered …

SAN DIEGO: Sony Electronics has been made the official consumer electronics sponsor of the soon-to-launch U.S. version of The X Factor, which debuts on FOX with a two-night series premiere on September 21 and 22. The newest Sony electronics will …