Mansha Daswani

World Screen looks back at the biggest stories in international media last year.

Projects from China, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia won the animation, Chinese-language and formats pitches at Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF).

Giorgio Stock, the president of distribution and ad sales for EMEA and AsiaPac at WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, discussed the consolidation of the HBO and Turner businesses in the region and the importance of franchise management in his keynote at the ATF Leaders’ Summit in Singapore today.

Lisa Clements is leaving her post as head of acquisitions for entertainment and movies at Sky New Zealand.

McMafia, Falco and La Reina del Flow were among the winners of this year's International Emmy Awards, presented at a gala event in New York City last night.

Erik Barmack, formerly head of international originals at Netflix and now founder and CEO of Wild Sheep Content, discussed trends in scripted and the state of Spanish-language drama in a keynote conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati at MIP Cancun.

Showtime will co-produce a second season of Back to Life, starring Daisy Haggard, with BBC Three.

CBS Corporation and Viacom have announced additional senior management appointments for the merged ViacomCBS, including Alex Berkett as executive VP of corporate development and strategy.

BBC One has signed up for a second season of The Wall from Remarkable Television for broadcast in 2020.

Wheelhouse Group has taken a majority stake in Campfire, the production company behind the Netflix true-crime documentary series adaptation of John Grisham’s The Innocent Man.