Executive Editor, World Screen

March 23, 2020 Top Stories

Netflix Creates $100 Million Fund to Help Creative Community

March 23, 2020

Netflix has set up a $100 million fund to help with hardship in the creative community amid the COVID-19 crisis.

March 19, 2020 Top Stories

WrestleMania to Stream Over Two-Night Event

March 19, 2020

For the first time ever, WrestleMania will be held as a two-night streaming event, on April 4 and 5 on WWE Network and available on pay-per-view.

March 18, 2020 Top Stories

Reed MIDEM Launching MIPTV ONLINE+

March 18, 2020

Reed MIDEM has announced the launch of MIPTV ONLINE+, an online experience available for free to all registered MIPTV, MIPDoc and MIPFormats 2020 clients.

March 18, 2020 Top Stories

Fox to Acquire Tubi

March 18, 2020

Fox Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the AVOD platform Tubi for approximately $440 million.

March 17, 2020 Top Stories

Series Mania Plans Digital Forum

March 17, 2020

With the cancellation of this year’s Series Mania in Lille, organizers are launching the Series Mania Digital Forum, an online platform that provides industry professionals an opportunity to view many of the key components of the original event.

March 16, 2020 Top Stories

L.A. Screenings Independents Canceled

March 16, 2020

Following ongoing developments resulting from the coronavirus, Events TM and NATPE have decided to cancel L.A. Screenings Independents, originally scheduled for May.

March 11, 2020 Top Stories

Series Mania Cancels Events

March 11, 2020

The 2020 Series Mania Festival, due to be held March 20 to 28, Series Mania Forum (March 25 to 27) and Lille Dialogues (March 26) have been canceled due to concerns related to the coronavirus.

March 11, 2020 Top Stories

Znak & Co Enters Podcast Arena

March 11, 2020

Znak & Co has launched a new podcast division, landing a commission for the weekly podcast West:Word for Sky Atlantic in the U.K.

March 9, 2020 Top Stories

Discovery Taps Google Alum for Direct-to-Consumer Strategy

March 9, 2020

Discovery, Inc. has appointed Neil Chugani, who has been at Google since 2015, as chief financial officer and head of strategy and operations for direct-to-consumer.

March 6, 2020 Top Stories

Series Mania Still On

March 6, 2020

The organizers of the Series Mania Festival and Forum are proceeding with the Lille-based event, with plans to adapt the 2020 edition depending on the rules of the French government and official decisions by the health authorities.

Kristin Brzoznowski