World Screen

NEW YORK: Carl Icahn has filed a lawsuit against Lionsgate over a debt-to-equity deal that reduced his stake in the studio from 37.9 percent to about 33 percent. Last week, Icahn restarted his takeover efforts of Lionsgate, with a tender …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2010 issue of World Screen. Michael Eisner has overseen some of the most popular movies and TV series ever made, first during the early part of his career at ABC and Paramount Pictures, …

The fall schedule of Canada’s W Network is packed with original programming, Vibika Bianchi, the channel’s director of original productions, talks about what viewers can expect. Nine new original series have been added to the grid for W Network’s fall …

Portfolio Entertainment is reviving Dr. Suess’s Cat in the Hat for a new preschool series, and Lisa Olfman, co-founder and co-president of the company, talks to TV Kids Weekly about bringing back the beloved character.  The iconic (and much-loved) Cat …

SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate has signed a multi-year home entertainment distribution agreement with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope, covering films such as Apocalypse Now and Tetro. Lionsgate now holds the North American DVD, Blu-ray, EST, VOD and broadcast TV distribution rights …

BURBANK: Barack Obama is to appear on ABC’s The View, marking the first time in history that a U.S. president has made a visit to a daytime talk show. Obama will be a featured guest this Thursday, July 29. His …

LONDON: The British media regulator Ofcom is keeping in place the current restrictions on advertising for products that are high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) during children’s airtime and around shows with a "disproportionately high child audience." According to …

TORONTO: Skywriter Media and Entertainment Group has appointed Gwen Jones McCauley as the new VP of distribution and acquisitions. McCauley is charged with oversight for Skywriter’s distribution division while Paul McLaren is on maternity leave. McCauley joins from Cookie Jar …

LONDON: Diane Rankin has joined DRG as the senior VP of acquisitions, coming from a stint at Cineflix. Rankin takes up the newly created role this September. She is tasked with managing the factual and factual entertainment acquisitions team. Rankin …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has licensed the hour-long special Assam India: Quest for the One Horned Rhinoceros to Discovery Communications for broadcast across India. Assam India: Quest for the One Horned Rhinoceros is the sixth installment in the Richard Bangs’ …