Joanna Padovano Tong, Author at WORLD SCREEN

October 20, 2016 Top Stories

BLE 2016 Breaks Records as Largest Show to Date

October 20, 2016

LONDON: This year's Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) from October 11 to 13 surpassed targets with its record-breaking show, which, with an 8 percent increase in gross square meterage, was the event's largest edition to date.

October 18, 2016 Top Stories

SPI Places New UHD SVOD App on Amazon Fire TV

October 18, 2016

CANNES: SPI International/FILMBOX Channels Group have launched an Ultra HD on-demand streaming app on Amazon Fire TV and replaced the FUNBOX 4K/UHD demo loop on Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD satellite with a full-fledged channel.

October 18, 2016 Top Stories

2016 Nominees Revealed for International Emmy Kids Awards

October 18, 2016

CANNES/NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has unveiled the 2016 nominations for the International Emmy Kids Awards, with the ceremony slated to take place during next year's MIPTV.

October 11, 2016 Top Stories

NBCU Fills Pair of Consumer Products Roles for EMEA

October 11, 2016

LONDON: NBCUniversal Brand Development has appointed Jonathan Baker as VP for EMEA at NBCUniversal Consumer Products, and Hannah Mungo as country director for the U.K. and Ireland at NBCUniversal Consumer Products.

September 23, 2016 Top Stories

BLE’s License This! 2016 Finalists Revealed

September 23, 2016

LONDON: The four finalists have been announced for this year's License This! competition, which is slated to take place at Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) next month.

September 16, 2016 Top Stories

ESPN Caribbean to Air UEFA Events Through 2022

September 16, 2016

BRISTOL: As part of ESPN's wide-ranging multimedia deal with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), ESPN Caribbean has picked up the English-language rights to distribute UEFA events from 2018 to 2022 across its various platforms.

September 7, 2016 Top Stories

Deputy CEO Appointed at TRX

September 7, 2016

LONDON: Juliette Squair, a former Audio Network exec, has become the deputy CEO of TRX, the newly launched online deal-making tool for the buying and selling of TV rights.

September 7, 2016 Top Stories

Oz’s Seven Scores World Cup of Golf

September 7, 2016

MELBOURNE: Seven Network in Australia has signed an agreement for all-encompassing coverage of this year's World Cup of Golf, which will be held in November.

August 30, 2016 Top Stories

MediaWorks Bolsters Programming, Management Teams

August 30, 2016

AUCKLAND: New Zealand's MediaWorks has made one appointment and two promotions for its programming and management teams, including hiring David Hine as the new general manager of 3NOW.

August 26, 2016 Top Stories

Director Ang Lee to Be Honored at IBC2016

August 26, 2016

LONDON: Oscar-winning director Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain) has been selected to receive the International Honour for Excellence at IBC2016.

Joanna Padovano Tong