Executive Editor, World Screen

February 12, 2020 Top Stories

Parasite Studio Invests in Skydance Media

February 12, 2020

Skydance Media has secured a $275 million strategic investment by RedBird Capital Partners and CJ Entertainment and Merchandising (CJ ENM), the studio behind the Academy Award-winning Parasite.

February 11, 2020 Top Stories

Mike Hopkins Exits Sony Pictures for Amazon

February 11, 2020

Mike Hopkins is departing Sony Pictures later this month to take on a new role overseeing Amazon’s video entertainment businesses, including Prime Video and Amazon Studios, reporting directly to Amazon Chairman and CEO Jeff Bezos.

February 6, 2020 Top Stories

HBO Max & Warner Bros. Form Film Unit for Streaming Service

February 6, 2020

Warner Bros. Pictures Group and HBO Max have unveiled Warner Max, a film label that will serve as the feature production arm of the new streaming service.

February 6, 2020 Top Stories

Warner Bros. Animation Marks First Overall Deal

February 6, 2020

The Emmy-nominated writer and producer Wellesley Wild, who currently serves as showrunner and EP for the upcoming Animaniacs series, has signed an exclusive, multiyear overall deal with Warner Bros. Animation.

February 4, 2020 Top Stories

New Biopic to Spotlight First Female Filmmaker

February 4, 2020

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair's Jean-Jacques Annaud is working on a new series that will focus on Alice Guy, the world’s first female filmmaker.

February 4, 2020 Top Stories

Wattpad Hits She’s with Me & The Last She Being Developed for TV

February 4, 2020

Sony Pictures Television is developing the Wattpad stories She’s with Me and The Last She for TV.

February 4, 2020 Top Stories

Peter Roth Becomes First-Ever Chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group

February 4, 2020

Peter Roth, who has been at Warner Bros. for the past 21 years, has signed a contract extension that will make him the first-ever chairman of the Warner Bros. Television Group.

January 31, 2020 Top Stories

Alex Gibney & Amblin TV to Adapt The Post’s Afghanistan Papers Story

January 31, 2020

Amblin Television has secured a deal with The Washington Post for the rights to At War with the Truth, the newspaper's report on The Afghanistan Papers, with Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney attached as executive producer.

January 30, 2020 Top Stories

Peanuts Characters Featured in New Jewelry Line

January 30, 2020

WildBrain CPLG has signed a deal with the British jewelry brand Tatty Devine for a collection inspired by the Peanuts comic strip.

January 30, 2020 Top Stories

Dynamic Television’s Dan March

January 30, 2020

Dan March, Dynamic Television’s founder and managing partner, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the power of brands in today’s competitive marketplace.

Kristin Brzoznowski

Parasite Studio Invests in Skydance Media

Mike Hopkins Exits Sony Pictures for Amazon

HBO Max & Warner Bros. Form Film Unit for Streaming Service

Warner Bros. Animation Marks First Overall Deal

New Biopic to Spotlight First Female Filmmaker

Wattpad Hits She’s with Me & The Last She Being Developed for TV

Peter Roth Becomes First-Ever Chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group

Alex Gibney & Amblin TV to Adapt The Post’s Afghanistan Papers Story

Peanuts Characters Featured in New Jewelry Line

Dynamic Television’s Dan March

DIRECTV Abandons DISH Acquisition

Chernin Entertainment Promotes for TV Division Leads

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