Executive Editor, World Screen

August 15, 2016 Analysis, Top Stories

Juniper Research: 4K OTT Adoption “Set to Soar”

August 15, 2016

New data from Juniper Research predicts that 4K internet TV and video content will be viewed by 1 in 10 U.S. residents by 2021, up from 1 in 500 this year.

August 15, 2016 Top Stories

Alan Cumming to Host 2016 International Emmy Awards Gala

August 15, 2016

NEW YORK: Actor Alan Cumming, whose work spans across theater, film and television, is lined up to host the International Emmy Awards Gala, which will take place November 21 in New York.

August 12, 2016 Top Stories

STX Entertainment Scores Financing from China’s Tencent & PCCW

August 12, 2016

LOS ANGELES: STX Entertainment has received investments from PCCW and Tencent Holdings, which both now hold equity stakes in the company.

August 11, 2016 Interviews, Top Stories

Kelly Day of AwesomenessTV

August 11, 2016

Kelly Day, AwesomenessTV's chief digital officer, shares some of the company’s strategies for global growth.

August 10, 2016 Top Stories

eOne Rejects ITV’s $1.3 Billion Offer

August 10, 2016

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) has rejected a proposal from ITV to combine the two companies.

August 10, 2016 Top Stories

Disney Posts Higher Earnings, Plans ESPN OTT Streaming Service

August 10, 2016

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company, which presented its Q3 earnings report yesterday, has picked up a 33-percent stake in the video-streaming outfit BAMTech, with plans to launch a new ESPN-branded OTT service.

August 9, 2016 Top Stories

NextVR Lands $80 Million in Funding for Live VR Broadcasting

August 9, 2016

LAGUNA BEACH: Ruigang Li's CMC Holdings is among the new investors on board the latest round of funding for NextVR, which is building out its footprint in live virtual-reality broadcasting.

August 8, 2016 Top Stories

World Screen Unveils 2016 Content Trendsetters

August 8, 2016

NEW YORK: World Screen is presenting the sixth annual Content Trendsetter Awards in partnership with MIPCOM, this year honoring Stan’s Mike Sneesby, Mediaset’s Zelda Stewart, TV4 Group’s Cathrine Wiernik and UKTV’s Alexandra Finlay.

August 4, 2016 Top Stories

Earnings Up at 21st Century Fox

August 4, 2016

NEW YORK: Net income at 21st Century Fox rose to $567 million in the fourth quarter, with higher broadcast and cable advertising revenues contributing to the gains.

August 4, 2016 Top Stories

Viacom Q3 Profit Down

August 4, 2016

NEW YORK: Viacom reported a profit for Q3 that was down 27 percent from the last year, while quarterly revenue was up 2 percent.

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