World Screen

LUCERNE: The winners of the Rose d’Or Awards have been announced, and two Golden Jubilee Awards, specially created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the event, were presented to Coronation Street and Simon Cowell for their outstanding contribution to entertainment …

NEW YORK: MIPCOM Screening Rooms for more than 130 distributors 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 allows you …

NEW YORK: World Screen has unveiled its MIPCOM Preview multimedia site, delivering interviews with Sony’s Howard Stringer, Simon Cowell and Haim Saban, along with a number of features and other resources. To see it, visit mipcom.worldscreen.com. You can also listen …

NEW YORK: The digital edition of World Screen—featuring interviews with Sony’s Howard Stringer, Lionsgate’s Jon Feltheimer, Simon Cowell, Haim Saban, Ricky Gervais, Jerry Bruckheimer and more—is now available. You can also access the digital editions of TV Europe, TV Kids, …

ABU DHABI: twofour54 has signed up Andrew Kerr as the licensing and merchandising agent for the hit show Driver Dan’s Story Train for the U.K. and Ireland. Kerr is the founder of the children’s content development agency Aoh!k Commerical, and …

TORONTO: Guru Studio is heading to MIPCOM with the new animated kids’ adventure series Justin Time. The series is now in production for Canada’s Family Channel and Playhouse Disney in Canada. The 26×11-minute show will also have a full interactive …

SYDNEY/NEW YORK: FOXTEL, the Australian pay-TV platform, has built its business on providing subscribers with the best programming from around the world. CEO Kim Williams talks about FOXTEL’s relationship with its subscribers, providing them content on multiple platforms, including the …

LOS ANGELES: Vincent D’Onofrio is returning as detective Robert Goren on the hit USA Network series Law & Order: Criminal Intent for the show’s tenth and final season. USA network will air eight all-new episodes starting in 2011. D’Onofrio played …

PARIS: More than 170 half-hours of programming from the Moonscoop catalogue have been sold into Asia, including Chloe’s Closet and Geronimo Stilton. EBS in Korea went for Chloe’s Closet and Geronimo Stilton. Nickelodeon went for A Town Called Panic. In …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: Jerry Bruckheimer, who has wowed audiences with blockbuster films, talks about making franchise movies, producing high-quality television in a cost-efficient manner, and explains his involvement in hit TV series. The film and television producer has likened his …