LONDON: Netflix expects to invest nearly $5 billion in acquired and original content in 2016, and Ampere Analysis estimates this will grow by another $1 billion in the following two years, though acquisitions could begin to decline as early as ...
Read More »Royal Mail Releases Danger Mouse Stamp Sheet
LONDON: The U.K.'s Royal Mail and FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment have teamed up to create a bespoke stamp sheet based on the iconic Danger Mouse character. The stamp sheet features selected images from the original 1980s series alongside existing ...
Read More »Video Interview with eOne Television’s John Morayniss
NEW YORK: John Morayniss, the CEO of Entertainment One (eOne) Television, talks to World Screen about what’s been driving the gains within the company’s TV business. Among the more than 4,500 hours of television programming in the Entertainment One (eOne) catalogue, buyers ...
Read More »MIPCOM Spotlight: 108 Media
CANNES: This MIPCOM, 108 Media plans to unveil the new horror/thriller film Hostile, which is the tale of a lonely woman who adopts two daughters possessed by a mysterious presence. On the lighter side, the company is representing the series ...
Read More »Screening Rooms for MIPCOM Now Online
NEW YORK: Watch clips and access detailed information on thousands of shows by visiting our video portal's dedicated Screening Rooms for MIPCOM. WorldScreenings.com allows you to search for a show by company, title, keyword, genre and duration. Clips can be ...
Read More »Preview for MIPCOM Now Available
NEW YORK: The World Screen Preview for MIPCOM provides you with a number of useful services in one location, including a video interview, Q&As—with executives such as Time Warner’s Jeffrey Bewkes and such stars as Game of Thrones’s Emilia Clarke—features, ...
Read More »A Note from the Editors
NEW YORK: A rundown of all the exclusive interviews, including with celebrities and top-level executives, and insightful trend features you’ll find in the MIPCOM issue, which, at a whopping 732 pages, is our biggest ever. All of us at World ...
Read More »Donât Miss Anna Carugatiâs Sessions at MIPCOM!
CANNES: World Screen’s group editorial director, Anna Carugati, is moderating seven sessions this MIPCOM, including the Media Mastermind keynotes with ITV’s Adam Crozier and Fox Television Group’s Dana Walden and Gary Newman. Be sure to mark your calendars for the ...
Read More »Amazon Unveils Pilots from Louis CK, Sacha Baron Cohen, Diablo Cody & More
SEATTLE: Amazon has revealed the lineup for its fall pilot season, which includes six projects from talent such as Louis CK (Louie), Diablo Cody (Juno), Sacha Baron Cohen (The Dictator) and Tig Notaro (Boyish Girl Interrupted). The new batch of ...
Read More »FremantleMedia International Bolsters Global Team
LONDON: A slew of new appointments have been made to FremantleMedia International's (FMI) global team, with an aim to strengthen sales in the emerging markets and ramp up scripted and non-scripted acquisitions in the U.S. and globally. Jennifer Barrett joins ...
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