Executive Editor, World Screen

May 14, 2020 Top Stories

Apple Inks First-Look Deal with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free

May 14, 2020

Apple has landed a first-look television deal with Scott Free Productions, led by director and filmmaker Ridley Scott.

May 14, 2020 Top Stories

WorldScreenings: SIC International Distribution’s “Unstoppable” Content

May 14, 2020

Cristina Vaz Tomé, member of the executive committee and chief revenue officer at Impresa, talks about the strength of SIC International Distribution's offering.

May 13, 2020 Top Stories

HBO Max Unveils Summer Slate of Originals

May 13, 2020

HBO Max has revealed the second slate of originals that will become available to viewers after the streamer’s May 27 launch.

May 13, 2020 Top Stories

Quiver Takes Over Kew Media Distribution Library

May 13, 2020

Quiver Entertainment has acquired all of Kew Media International’s library of movies, series, miniseries, pilots, specials, documentaries and animated programming.

May 12, 2020 Top Stories

Hamilton Filmed Version Coming to Disney+ This Summer

May 12, 2020

The premiere of the filmed version of the original Broadway production of Hamilton has been fast-tracked to debut on Disney+ around the world on July 3.

May 11, 2020 Top Stories

WorldScreenings: KI’s Rose Hughes on “Shared, Campfire Viewing”

May 11, 2020

Rose Hughes, VP of sales at Keshet International, tells World Screen Newsflash about the types of programming clients are looking for, with an aim to provide entertainment and escapism during these challenging times.

May 8, 2020 Top Stories

Licensing Expo Canceled

May 8, 2020

Licensing Expo, which had been rescheduled to August in Las Vegas, will no longer take place in 2020.

May 7, 2020 Top Stories

Gunpowder & Sky Reveals New Hires, Production & Development Deals

May 7, 2020

Gunpowder & Sky has bolstered its executive team, naming Anne Loder as VP of unscripted development and Jason Goldberg as director of scripted development, alongside newly announced production and development deals.

May 6, 2020 Top Stories

Foxtel & WarnerMedia Extend Relationship

May 6, 2020

Foxtel and WarnerMedia are building on their long-standing partnership with a new multiyear agreement covering programming from Warner Bros., HBO, HBO Max and WarnerMedia networks.

May 5, 2020 Top Stories

AMC Networks Reports Lower Q1 Earnings

May 5, 2020

First-quarter net revenues decreased 6.4 percent to $734 million at AMC Networks, which posted quarterly earnings of $69 million, compared with $143 million in the first quarter of 2019.

Kristin Brzoznowski