Sara Alessi, Author at WORLD SCREEN

April 6, 2017 Top Stories

SKY, CBSSI Ink Content Deal in New Zealand

April 6, 2017

SKY in New Zealand and CBS Studios International (CBSSI) have agreed to a long-term content licensing deal that encompasses exclusive rights to programming from CBS, The CW and Showtime, including the drama Twin Peaks.

April 1, 2017 Top Stories

Martha & Snoop Among VIMN’s MIPTV Highlights

April 1, 2017

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is presenting a range of content from MTV, Nickelodeon, Channel 5, Spike, BET, VH1 and Comedy Central to MIPTV buyers, including Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party.

April 1, 2017 Top Stories

IM Global Television Pacts with Funny Or Die

April 1, 2017

IM Global Television has secured an exclusive agreement to handle international sales for Funny Or Die’s original digital content slate.

March 27, 2017 Top Stories

Head of Content Sales in Place at AMC Studios

March 27, 2017

NEW YORK/AMSTERDAM: AMC Studios has bolstered its executive team, naming Mark Dee-Shapland to the newly created position of head of content sales.

March 27, 2017 Top Stories

Portfolio Entertainment Gears Up for MIPTV with Kids’ & Cooking Shows

March 27, 2017

TORONTO/CANNES: Portfolio Entertainment is heading to MIPTV with a slate that features two new culinary shows and a selection of kids’ series, among other highlights.

March 22, 2017 Top Stories

VICE Media, AwesomenessTV & More On Board MIPTV Digital Fronts

March 22, 2017

PARIS: Among the highlights planned for MIPTV 2017 are the Digital Fronts, which will showcase a new generation of content creators, including VICE Media, AwesomenessTV, Jukin Media and more.

March 16, 2017 Top Stories

NBC’s Paul Telegdy & Meredith Ahr to Deliver Joint Keynote at MIPTV

March 16, 2017

PARIS: Paul Telegdy, the president of the alternative and reality group at NBC Entertainment, and Meredith Ahr, the president of Universal Television Alternative Studio, have signed on to deliver a joint keynote at MIPTV 2017.

March 15, 2017 Top Stories

ITV Studios Alum to Lead STUDIOCANAL’s TV & Digital Sales Down Under

March 15, 2017

PARIS/SYDNEY: STUDIOCANAL has named Louisa Bayles to the post of head of TV and digital sales for Australia and New Zealand.

March 15, 2017 Top Stories

New Sales for Donald Glover’s Atlanta

March 15, 2017

LONDON: FOX Networks Group Content Distribution (FNGCD) has secured additional sales for Atlanta, the Golden Globe-winning coming-of-age comedy created by and starring Donald Glover.

March 14, 2017 Top Stories

Iflix Poaches Netflix Exec to Lead Content Strategy

March 14, 2017

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/KUALA LUMPUR: Netflix alum Sean Carey has joined iflix Group in the role of chief content officer as the SVOD service for emerging markets rolls out in its tenth country.

Sara Alessi