World Screen

  This interview originally appeared in the May/L.A. Screenings edition of World Screen.   In April 1923, four brothers from Youngstown, Ohio, officially incorporated their motion-picture company. Never mind that at the time their only bankable movie star was a …

NEW YORK: Karoline Spodsberg, the managing director of Banijay International, talks about the company’s European strategy, its investment in new content and its goals for the months ahead.   After building a broad network of production companies in Europe, Banijay Entertainment, …

LONDON: WWE Inc.’s WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown are set to take place in Mexico at the Palacio de los Deportes Arena in Mexico City on October 15 and October 16, respectively. The impending broadcasts will make Mexico one of only four …

Company Pictures, part of the ALL3MEDIA Group, is one of the U.K.’s largest and most prestigious independent film and television drama production companies. Their work includes hit series such as the family drama Wild At Heart and leading youth drama …

Science Channel is gearing up for a rebrand, reflecting its evolution as a multiplatform community. This summer, Discovery’s Science Channel brand enters its next phase, with a new name, refreshed logo and revamped on-air look. The network, available in more …

The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing has become a global sensation as the BBC Worldwide format Dancing with the Stars. Twice a week in the U.S., viewers are flocking to ABC to watch celebrities strut their stuff on the dance floor …

HALLANDALE: The second season of The Way I Love You from Frecuencia Latina International has gone into production and is set to be finished by August. Forty hour-long episodes are slated for production, with Adriana Lorenzón leading the writing team; …

NEW YORK: Robert Sillerman’s Function[x] has hired four new executives, including the appointment of a CMO and CTO. Chris Stephenson joins as chief marketing officer. Prior to joining Function[x], Stephenson was CMO at Interscope Records, and previously held posts as …

MODENA: The Licensing Machine (TLM) has secured an agreement with Universal Pictures Germany for the home-video and VOD rights to seasons one and two of the Metal Hurlant Chronicles series for Germany and German-speaking Europe. The show is based on …

LONDON: Virgin Media is on board to showcase Eurosport’s live and exclusive programming from the French Open tournament in 3D. Virgin Media’s pay-TV customers can enjoy all the action at Roland Garros in 3D in their living rooms. The coverage …