Executive Editor, World Screen

October 23, 2018 Top Stories

Former LEGO Exec Tapped for New Content Role at MTV

October 23, 2018

MTV has hired Lars Silberbauer, a former LEGO executive, as senior VP for Viacom’s MTV Digital Studios.

October 23, 2018 Top Stories

Series Mania Opens Call for Projects for 2019 Event

October 23, 2018

Series Mania has opened its 2019 “Call for Projects” with a deadline of January 9, 2019, for producers to submit their works for the Forum’s annual Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.

October 22, 2018 Analysis, Top Stories

Global TV Revenues to Reach $265 Billion

October 22, 2018

According to new figures from Digital TV Research, global revenues from pay TV and OTT TV episodes and movies will reach $265 billion in 2018, rising from the $254 billion recorded in 2017 and the $234 billion in 2015.

October 22, 2018 Top Stories

Discovery, PGA Tour Align for GOLFTV Streaming Service

October 22, 2018

Discovery and the PGA Tour have revealed GOLFTV, a new live and on-demand international video streaming service that will launch globally outside the U.S. in 2019.

October 22, 2018 Top Stories

James Farrell Named Head of International Originals at Amazon Studios

October 22, 2018

Amazon Studios has elevated James Farrell to the role of head of international originals, a newly created post.

October 18, 2018 Top Stories

Austrian Drama Delivers for ORF-Enterprise

October 18, 2018

ORF-Enterprise notched up a number of new deals at MIPCOM, where it introduced the latest season of the Austrian drama Fast Forward.

October 18, 2018 Top Stories

Tia Mowry, Loretta Devine to Star in Netflix’s Family Reunion

October 18, 2018

Netflix has ordered a new multigenerational live-action comedy series, Family Reunion, created by Meg DeLoatch (Fuller House).

October 17, 2018 Top Stories

SeaChange Revived by Nine Network

October 17, 2018

ITV Studios Australia has four new and returning shows—including its first scripted series, a revival of the '90s drama SeaChange—commissioned by Nine Network.

October 16, 2018 Top Stories

Mondo TV Launches 2050, MeteoHeroes

October 16, 2018

At a press conference today at MIPCOM, Mondo TV revealed two new shows: the live-action science-fiction series 2050, targeted at adults, and the animated eco-adventure MeteoHeroes.

October 15, 2018 Top Stories

Comedian Hari Kondabolu to Host International Emmys

October 15, 2018

Comedian Hari Kondabolu, known for his documentary The Problem with Apu, is set to host the International Emmy Awards, with the gala taking place on November 19 in New York.

Kristin Brzoznowski

Former LEGO Exec Tapped for New Content Role at MTV

Series Mania Opens Call for Projects for 2019 Event

Global TV Revenues to Reach $265 Billion

Discovery, PGA Tour Align for GOLFTV Streaming Service

James Farrell Named Head of International Originals at Amazon Studios

Austrian Drama Delivers for ORF-Enterprise

Tia Mowry, Loretta Devine to Star in Netflix’s Family Reunion

SeaChange Revived by Nine Network

Mondo TV Launches 2050, MeteoHeroes

Comedian Hari Kondabolu to Host International Emmys

DIRECTV Abandons DISH Acquisition

Chernin Entertainment Promotes for TV Division Leads

MIP CANCUN Wraps with 750 Delegates from 40 Countries