World Screen

TORONTO: GlassBOX Television has named Marcia Martin as the senior VP of creative content for commissioned and in-house programming. In the newly created position, Martin will work with in-house and independent producers, overseeing all aspects of original content, including development, …

NEW DELHI: The media and entertainment business in India is poised for a 13-percent boost in 2011 to reach 738 billion rupees ($16.5 billion), rising to 1,275 billion rupees ($28.5 billion) by 2015, according to a report from FICCI-KPMG. The report …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, RTL Group’s CEO, Gerhard Zeiler, talks to World Screen about his family of channels, how advertisers can be utilizing multiple platforms and what makes for good television.  

TORONTO: Canamedia is headed to MIPTV with a slate of more than 100 hours of factual and lifestyle programming, including ten newly acquired titles. Canamedia is set to launch the 13×30-minute investigative series The Conspiracy Show, which features interviews with …

LONDON: Endemol Sport has entered into a branded content agreement with Diageo in Africa to develop and produce entertainment ideas for the Guinness brand across the region. Endemol’s sports quiz show The Guinness Football Challenge will be launched into select …

NEW YORK: World Screen has unveiled its MIPTV Preview multimedia site, delivering interviews with CBS’s Leslie Moonves, Viacom’s Philippe Dauman and Discovery’s John Hendricks, along with a number of features and other resources. To see it, visit miptv.worldscreen.com. You can …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution is set to launch its children’s series Tati’s Hotel at MIPTV. The 26×15-minute series stars Mya-Lecia Naylor as Tati, the 8-year-old heroine who introduces guests to stay in a magical hotel where each room transforms into a …

NEW YORK: Screening Rooms for more than 120 distributors heading to MIPTV are now available on WorldScreenings.com, allowing you to watch hundreds of clips and access detailed information on more than 1,000 new shows being launched at the market. WorldScreenings.com …

LONDON: There are six new formats making their debut at MIPTV from BBC Worldwide, which has just signed up a number of European broadcasters for the wish-fulfillment show Tonight’s the Night. Norway’s TV2 and Sweden’s TV4 are on board to produce …

SINGAPORE: Disney Media Distribution (DMD) has established a program distribution team in Singapore, appointing Janet Eng as regional director of program distribution for pan-regional and Southeast Asia. In addition, DMD has relocated Emma Hu, the senior manager of program distribution …