World Screen

NEW YORK: The Paley Center for Media has partnered with Mediabrand’s Velociter to launch The Next Big Thing, a series of quarterly gatherings that will bring together new entrepreneurs with established leaders and investors in the media, entertainment and technology …

ENGLEWOOD: DISH Network has introduced a new TV Everywhere offering that allows subscribers to watch all their live and recorded TV programs on compatible smartphones, tablets and laptops. "DISH Network is proud to be the first pay-TV provider to bring …

NEW YORK: Nielsen’s latest State of the Media: TV Usage Trends report revealed that television viewing in the U.S. remains at a high, yet the emergence of the DVR as a widely distributed device has changed consumption habits in many …

NEW YORK: Following the successful relaunch of TVKids.ws as a stand-alone website, World Screen is spinning off its TV Formats online destination as a dedicated site, as well as launching a TV Formats Weekly newsletter. The two new resources, slated for …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A number of leading media executives, including News Corporation’s Chase Carey and Univision’s Joe Uva, appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation yesterday to discuss retransmission consent and faced some tough opening remarks from Committee …

NEW YORK: Actor Luke Perry talks to World Screen about the inspiration for the TV movie Goodnight for Justice, the potential to develop a series of projects with the character he plays in the film and the appeal of the …

NEW YORK: A&E Television Networks (AETN) has appointed Ian Jones as the managing director for content distribution and commercial development for its international business. Jones, to be based on New York, will be responsible for managing the growth of AETN’s …

LOS ANGELES: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has filed a lawsuit against Dick Clark Productions (DCP), accusing the outfit that produces the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony of breach of contract. The organizer of the Globes alleges that DCP, which …

NEW YORK/LONDON/BARCELONA: 41 Entertainment (41e) has hired a new sales executive, Michèle Dal Cin, who will serve as the VP of licensing and home entertainment. Dal Cin was most recently with Spectra Animation, where she established a new sales division …

LONDON: DRG has picked up the international distribution rights for the ITV2 special Kate & Wills: A Royal Love Story, which spotlights the recently engaged royal couple. The one-hour special, produced by ITN Productions, charts the highs and lows of …