World Screen

TORONTO: A Solutions Research Group (SRG) survey has found that ABC is the top TV brand U.S. consumers must have, narrowly beating CBS, FOX and NBC. According to the fourth edition of the Must Keep TV report, which surveyed 1,400 American …

NEW YORK: IndiePix Films has picked up the distribution rights for the award-winning documentary Bhopali, which tells the story of the survivors of one of the world’s worst industrial disasters. Directed by Van Maximilian Carlson, the doc looks at the …

MADRID: Antonio Banderas’s film company Green Moon, Vértice 360 and Quinta Communications have inked a deal to co-produce and co-finance a slate of movies, including Spanish director Gabe Ibáñez’s Automata. Banderas will co-produce and star in Automata, which explores a futuristic …

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has firmed up a deal with agent Bomanbridge Media that sees the light-entertainment format That’s My Kid being produced for Disney Channel in India. Sol, Zodiak Media Group’s Indian production company, will produce the episodes for Disney …

NEW YORK: Douglas A. Lee has joined EPIX as the executive VP of programming, acquisitions and enterprises for the premium entertainment network. Lee previously served as the executive VP of worldwide digital media at MGM. He was also part of …

PREMIUM: A deep catalogue and an acquisitions strategy that operates across the film, television and digital arenas have been key factors in the success of the recently rebranded Content Media Corporation, CEO John Schmidt tells World Screen. WS: The company …

NASHVILLE: Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night in June, SoundCheck on Documentary Channel (DOC) will present music titles that feature legendary musicians such as the Beastie Boys, The Ramones and many others. A total of 29 films are slated for …

NEW YORK: Bloomberg Television has launched Bloomberg HD on Time Warner Cable in New York City and will continue the rollout to other U.S. markets throughout the year. Bloomberg’s HD channel offers color-coded market indicator chips, as well as graphs, …

RIYADH: News Corporation has increased its holding in Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Middle Eastern media group Rotana to 14.5 percent from 9.1 percent for a reported $35 million. Rotana operates across the TV, music and film arenas. News Corp. first invested …

HONG KONG: The pay-TV market in Asia, accounting for 48 percent of TV homes currently, will continue to see strong gains in the years ahead, according to Media Partners Asia—generating revenues of $78 billion by 2020—contingent upon investments being made in …