Joanna Padovano Tong, Author at WORLD SCREEN

April 16, 2018 Top Stories

Comedy Central Greenlights Short-Form Web Content

April 16, 2018

Comedy Central International has given the go-ahead to two new short-form digital shows: Unfiltered (working title) and a Middle Eastern version of Bad Snappers.

April 12, 2018 Top Stories

CANNESERIES Reveals Official Award Winners for 2018

April 12, 2018

The official and digital competition award winners were presented during the first edition of the Cannes International Series Festival (CANNESERIES).

April 7, 2018 Top Stories

GroupM’s Irwin Gotlieb Resigns as Global Chairman

April 7, 2018

Irwin Gotlieb is stepping down as global chairman of GroupM as he moves into a senior advisory position with WPP.

March 15, 2018 Top Stories

Disney Restructures into Four Business Segments

March 15, 2018

The Walt Disney Company has reorganized its business segments into the newly formed Direct-to-Consumer and International; the combined Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products; Media Networks; and Studio Entertainment.

March 7, 2018 Top Stories

Animated Dramedy from BoJack Horseman Team Greenlit by Amazon

March 7, 2018

Amazon Studios has given the go-ahead to its first half-hour animated series, Undone, which comes from Michael Eisner's Tornante Company and co-creators Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy (BoJack Horseman).

March 6, 2018 Top Stories

New Peanuts-Themed Fashion Line Hits Retail

March 6, 2018

ESSENTIEL Antwerp has launched a fashion collection based on the popular Peanuts brand, which is owned by DHX Media subsidiary Peanuts Worldwide and the family of Charles M. Schulz.

March 6, 2018 Top Stories

My Hero Academia Returns to Funimation in April

March 6, 2018

Sony Pictures Television's Funimation is gearing up to premiere the third installment of the teen-skewing anime series My Hero Academia early next month.

March 2, 2018 Top Stories

Comedian Hasan Minhaj to Host Netflix Talk Show

March 2, 2018

Hasan Minhaj has signed on to become the first Indian-American presenter of a weekly comedy talk show, which is due to debut on Netflix.

March 2, 2018 Top Stories

Disney to Commemorate 90 Years of Mickey Mouse

March 2, 2018

Disney has lined up a slew of global festivities to mark Mickey Mouse's 90th anniversary, including an ABC special with celebrity guests, musical performances and more.

February 28, 2018 Top Stories

Another Season of Ultimate Beastmaster for Netflix

February 28, 2018

Netflix has committed to a third installment of Ultimate Beastmaster, with the new season set to launch on the streaming service later this year.

Joanna Padovano Tong