Executive Editor, World Screen

August 20, 2020 Top Stories

WME’s Melissa Myers to Lead Kinetic Content-Red Arrow JV

August 20, 2020

WME partner and literary agent Melissa Myers has been named president and partner of a new venture between Kinetic Content founder and CEO Chris Coelen and Red Arrow Studios.

August 19, 2020 Top Stories

Australia Opens Temporary Interruption Fund

August 19, 2020

The Temporary Interruption Fund (TIF), a A$50 million reserve made available by the Australian Government and administered by Screen Australia, is now open for applications to help support local film and television producers.

August 19, 2020 Top Stories

ABC Australia Appoints Head of Content Curation & Distribution

August 19, 2020

The ABC in Australia has appointed seasoned programmer Roberta Allan as head of content curation and distribution within its entertainment and specialist division.

August 18, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Ampere Analysis: Room for Another 3 Billion SVOD Subs

August 18, 2020

The latest figures from Ampere Analysis suggest that there is room for 3 billion additional streaming subscriptions across the world’s largest media markets, though some territories are moving toward a "stacking ceiling."

August 17, 2020 Top Stories

Shudder Expands into Australia & New Zealand

August 17, 2020

AMC Networks’ Shudder is now available in Australia and New Zealand, adding to a global footprint that already includes the U.S., Canada, Germany, the U.K. and Ireland.

August 13, 2020 Top Stories

Darren Star

August 13, 2020

Darren Star talks about his latest series, Emily in Paris, the vibrancy of the French capital city as a backdrop and the brilliance of Lily Collins as the eponymous Emily in the dramedy.

August 12, 2020 Top Stories

Netflix Orders Family Sci-Fi Series The Last Bus

August 12, 2020

Wildseed Studios is producing The Last Bus, a ten-part, live-action Netflix original series aimed at the family/co-viewing audience.

August 11, 2020 Top Stories

Apple & Martin Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions in First-Look Deal

August 11, 2020

Apple has tied up with Martin Scorsese's Sikelia Productions in a multiyear first-look deal, which includes film and TV productions from the prolific director and producer for Apple TV+.

August 11, 2020 Top Stories

WorldScreenings: All Creatures Great and Small Revisited

August 11, 2020

Playground's Colin Callender and executive producer Melissa Gallant spoke to World Screen Newsflash via video conference about bringing the beloved All Creatures Great and Small stories to TV for a new generation.

August 11, 2020 Top Stories

Jeff Schlesinger Exits in WarnerMedia Restructure

August 11, 2020

Jeff Schlesinger, the president of Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution, is among the executives departing the Warner Bros. leadership team as part of the WarnerMedia realignment.

Kristin Brzoznowski

WME’s Melissa Myers to Lead Kinetic Content-Red Arrow JV

Australia Opens Temporary Interruption Fund

ABC Australia Appoints Head of Content Curation & Distribution

Ampere Analysis: Room for Another 3 Billion SVOD Subs

Shudder Expands into Australia & New Zealand

Darren Star

Netflix Orders Family Sci-Fi Series The Last Bus

Apple & Martin Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions in First-Look Deal

WorldScreenings: All Creatures Great and Small Revisited

Jeff Schlesinger Exits in WarnerMedia Restructure

DIRECTV Abandons DISH Acquisition

Chernin Entertainment Promotes for TV Division Leads

MIP CANCUN Wraps with 750 Delegates from 40 Countries