Joanna Padovano Tong, Author at WORLD SCREEN

January 20, 2017 Top Stories

ESPN Lines Up New Golden Boy Boxing Fight Series

January 20, 2017

LOS ANGELES: ESPN and Golden Boy Promotions have signed a multiyear, international agreement for a series of fights to broadcast live on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.

January 10, 2017 Top Stories

BBC Worldwide Unveils Bespoke Cruise Ship Channel

January 10, 2017

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has launched BBC HD, a new global entertainment channel produced exclusively for cruise ships and the wider maritime market.

January 4, 2017 Top Stories

Gaumont Television Appoints MarVista Alum Vanessa Shapiro

January 4, 2017

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: Vanessa Shapiro, a former MarVista Entertainment exec, has been hired by Gaumont Television as president of worldwide distribution, based in Los Angeles.

December 20, 2016 Top Stories

KI Gaming Introduces New VR Game Racket: Nx

December 20, 2016

TEL AVIV: Keshet International Gaming (KIG) has unveiled plans for Racket: Nx, a new virtual-reality arcade game created by Waves and developed by OneHamsa that is slated for global release next year.

December 12, 2016 Top Stories

Seven Bolsters Australian Open Series Coverage

December 12, 2016

SYDNEY: The Seven Network is launching expanded coverage of The Australian Open Series, with more than 600 live and free matches and 2,000 hours of total video content.

December 5, 2016 Top Stories

SilverHub Media Acquires Splash News from BEN

December 5, 2016

LOS ANGELES: The Branded Entertainment Network (BEN) has sold Splash News to SilverHub Media UK in an agreement that is anticipated to close on December 16.

November 11, 2016 Top Stories

Turner Inks New Deal with Virgin Media in U.K., Ireland

November 11, 2016

LONDON: Turner and Virgin Media have expanded their program offering by signing a new long-term agreement in the U.K. and Ireland, with Virgin Media customers gaining access to more on-demand content.

November 7, 2016 Top Stories

DRG Adds Pair of Execs to Sales Team

November 7, 2016

LONDON: Sky Vision’s Amity Easter Utley and Zodiak Rights’ Jo Halstead have been appointed to the sales team of independent distributor DRG, part of MTG’s nice entertainment group.

October 25, 2016 Top Stories

Olympic Channel Ties Up with International Sports Federations

October 25, 2016

MADRID: The Olympic Channel has inked deals with a half-dozen International Sports Federations (IFs) to partner on content for the network.

October 20, 2016 Top Stories

Record Number of Attendees & Screenings at MIPCOM 2016

October 20, 2016

CANNES: This year’s MIPJunior and MIPCOM saw a record number of attendees, more World Premiere TV and International Screenings than ever, Japan as Country of Honour, Shonda Rhimes as Personality of the Year, and a keynote from Sony’s Kazuo Hirai, among many other highlights.

Joanna Padovano Tong